Illinois, for example, passed massive tax increases several years ago alleging that they were going to pay down state debt, Williams said, but they’ve failed to tap any of their pension issues. They are still stuck with the higher taxes and the state pension liabilities are still massive, he noted.
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.