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.
The choices are simple-either cut wages or start chopping heads. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/dataset/current_employeenamessalariesandpositiontitles.html
There’s a famous story in the Bible about preparing in advance for hard times. 7 lean years followed 7 fat years.
A God fearing man named Joseph planned ahead and was able to weather a famine. I don’t expect Democratic progressives to have a modicum of Bible knowledge let alone take guidance from Biblical lessons.
Brandon had no clue on what this job entailed. None. But he ran to get the teachers better pay and they got him elected. Now the teachers get paid , the schools are no better. And the city is in the worst shape ever. Whoever voted for him is to blame. Btw. Most teachers in CPS live in the suburbs
Going to be MANY billions if they don’t drop the sanctuary status of the city a billions more for the schools if they don’t drop this DEI s…t