Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
And if you wonder why your insurance premiums are going its meds like ozempic that was covered and now this. It all trickles down to everyone
Despite the language of the law, pharmacists won’t be prescribing hormone medicines to minors outside of a doctor’s care. There’s no way CVS or Walgreens or any pharmacy insurer will insure this obvious hazard or allow their employees do this. Trial lawyers are salivating at the opportunity to sue large pharmacies with deep pockets after their patients, children, suffer lifelong sterilization, osteoporosis and various other ailments. This could lead to billions, if not trillions, of dollars in damages. Of note, along these same lines, insurers are also going to be the saviors of the CDL trucking industry. Trucking insurers are… Read more »
The bill will increase costs because it never specifies that if you obtain a 12 month supply at retail you will have to pay the equivalent amount of 12 monthly co-pays. Further, it provides a going away “gift” to retiring or terminating employees who would not otherwise be eligible to receive the drugs for a term longer than their actual coverage by a medical plan. Also, the language sets some questionable standards for dispensing said medications: "prescription hormone therapy" means all drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are used to medically suppress, increase, or replace… Read more »
They need to supply teens with birth control to put off reproduction until these teens are educated and support themselves. These kids need a future other than welfare dependence.