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.
In some cases the salary history question is BS because prospective employers will only offer 10% to 15% above the applicants previous salary. But It also backfires because applicants often reject low ball employers who try this trick. A co-worker of mine had this very situation happen to him. He applied for a job out of state that would be a major promotion and require a lot of responsibility. The position pays well into the high $100’s at other companies. The company even flew him out of state for two interviews. They offered him the job. Then it came time… Read more »