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.
Morgan Freeman: “Do you want to end racism? Stop talking about it.” The non-stop ‘we have to have a conversation” is absolute nonsense. Though black privilege would be a good conversation to have: no accountability, do what you want, say what you want, disrespect your fellow citizens, property, and law enforcement … no consequences. Blacks comprise 13% of the U.S. population and by my non-scientific estimate a tiny fraction of that 13% keeps stirring the racism pot. The vast majority of ALL Americans just want to go to school, make a living, raise their families, and live a peaceful life.… Read more »
They always say “we need to have a conversation”, when what they really mean is a monologue. Maybe “harangue” is a better word.
“Campbell-Jackson said what’s actually being taught in Bloomington-Normal schools—and what’s being challenged by conservatives—is simply a more complete version of American history that doesn’t erase the accomplishments of Black people or skirt around the fact that racism is real.”
They lie to your face about what is being taught. We’ve all seen the documents, the spreadsheets, the materials, the books, where white people are called oppressors and must acknowledge their privilege. No one is erasing the accomplishments of black people. Campbell-Jackson is lying to your face.
That’s exactly right. They lie to your face about what is being taught. The IL State School Board did the same thing, shamelessly, on its new culturally responsive teaching standards.