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.
This federal government is mostly to blame for this. In Illinois your unemployment compensation is just under 50% of your weekly pay with a max of about $470. The feds then added $600 per week on top of this until the end of July. I’ll bet Trump and all in congress running for reelection this year will try to extend this through November so they’re aren’t 20 million angry voters out there.
It was part of the D compromise to get it through. Listen to Bernie complain about the R senators who complained about it. He was such an dork.
Hard to blame the D. Trump signed into law.
Unemployment should never be more than what you earned on the job. Wow, great benefits the goodies will end, the end of July! Hey U of I instead of promoting welfare promote what a job can do to one’s self confidence!
Welcome to the end of the republic – the takers now realize they can vote themselves a raise.