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.
These “there aren’t enough people to fill our jobs” articles are nonsense. There are plenty of workers its just that the employers don’t want to pay market wage. Only 30% said they’ve actually raised wages, and 22% make a vague promise that they intend to raise wages in the future. I can hear them lament in the owner’s office “if only I could hire a dozen workers at 2010 prices!” The other part of this nonsense is the lack of on the job training. Years ago, many employers had apprenticeship programs and long training. Workers would stick with the company… Read more »