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.
Artical states–‘CPS was bracing for a significant increase in teacher absenteeism projected to be 12.4 percent, or about 2,500 teachers. That’s 35 percent higher than last Wednesday, meaning about 640 more teachers than usual either called in sick, took a personal day, or a day without pay.’ Thats, (avg# of teachers absent per day) x .35 = 640 days, or 640 ÷ .35 =1,829 average# of teachers absent per day!! Or with 180 school days, thats 180 x 1,829 = 329,220 days teachers are absent per school year!!! Mind boggling !!!(or is my math wrong?).