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.
Don’t worry-the Illinois legislature wants to change accounting practices so any financial problems can be cleanly swept under the rug.
Chicago has made itself too expensive. Ridiculous minimum wage rules, ever increasing taxes, an overly aggressive permitting scheme, the union pension benefit for vote scheme, and the cost of time lost due to traffic congestion are all factors. They have no sense that they must lower costs and compete to become a place where one sees the potential to thrive.