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.
Anyone considering buying a vehicle out of state to avoid IL taxes should read included link (IL charges you the difference in taxes when you register the car here). I still recommend helping to screw IL government by purchasing in lower cost states. Please tell me government isn’t out of control. https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/do-i-pay-illinois-taxes-when-buying-car-illinois
For someone making $50,000 per year, the $50 vehicle registration increase is equivalent to a .1% increase in the state income tax. Add a tenth-of-a-percent for every vehicle owned. That’s just one fees in a whole host of new and increased fees.
We should start compiling a list of all these new taxes and translate them to income taxes. Give folks an idea of what they’re really shelling out.
unbelievable, every year its the same thing, coming up with new ways to nickle and dime everyone to death, while at the same time talking about massive property and income tax hikes…
Mark, I dare you to tally up all the new taxes implemented since 2015, in Chicago, I would guess its around 100!
We left illinois and watch the burning dumpster fire from a southern state.You have to move to comprehend how you are not a citizen,nothing but a money makeing serf for the dems. thats all.I am a free citizen in my new state, and it is sweet to.