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.
Unfortunately no. Ask former Governor Bruce Rauner who Felon Mike Madigan blocked in every way to change state policies . Rauner threw in the towel. The government threw Madigan in jail. Justice was served
No, Republicans with any sense have long moved out. The city is now composed of public union employees who thrive off the existing situation as well as illegal immigrants enjoying many benefits, and minorities who automatically vote Democratic despite being ignored by state and city office holders.
Chicago and Illinois in general has become a game of musical chairs . The question is , when does the music stop and who will be left standing?