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.
Our Governor was crystal clear about protecting pensions as he often stated. He won with a strong and clear mandate from the people.
Here we go with the mandate silliness again. Pensions are waaaaaaaaaaaaay at the bottom of the “people’s” list. A vote for JB was never a vote to protect pensions, no more than it was a vote to promote the poor working conditions and anti-worker stance at Hyatt hotels. You know, that same anti-worker sentiment and profit-first mentality that was the source of JB’s wealth that funded Democrat campaigns all throughout the state. Unless you’re anti-union, which it sounds like you might be. How will the mandate crowd react to the overwhelming support Cullerton and Madigan will receive in continuing to… Read more »
While everyone is congratulating democrats on their wins, the smart people have left, or are planning on leaving Illinois.
great article, thank you Mark!!