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.
I don’t have strong feelings either way about legalizing weed. However, I think it’s pathetic that financially-challenged IL pols are legalizing things like weed and casinos to generate tax revenue to combat the unfunded liabilities problem instead of understanding that the only way to solve the problem is to reduce salaries, pensions, and health care benefits. I guess legalizing prostitution will be up next.
It is unlikely that the legal weed market will put a dent into the illegal weed market. In fact, it might make it easier to buy as drug dealers are less fearful of getting caught. It’s still gonna cost $20 a gram ($70-$80 for an eighth of an ounce) which is going to be pretty expensive. I have a feeling that cannabis in Illinois is going to be a bit of a bust. The tourists and out of staters buying dope will be a really small part of the market especially since it’s been legal for a long time now… Read more »
Put Cheech and Chong in charge then everything will be “Up in Smoke”
The titanic is just about to sink in Illinois.
The titanic is about to sink in Illinois.