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.
Everyone knows creating a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer position is more important than putting the money towards underfunded pensions.
Just as everyone knows pay hikes and legislative benefit hikes are more important than putting the money towards underfunded pensions.
Since someday they hope the Federal Government will shower municipalities with new money and the Federal Reserve will allow munis to borrow money at a lower than bond market rate.
It is just a new position.
It is just a pay hike.
It is just a benefit hike.
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The General population does better on their own RATHER THAN WHEN IT IS SHOVED DOWN THEIR THROATS BY GOVERNMENT!