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.
I think the headline should have read:
“Breaking news: The Chicago Teachers Union is generously allowing its members to ditch class (because who needs education anyway?) to play politics in Springfield. Don’t worry, folks, they’ll be demanding more of your hard-earned cash to fund their ‘taxpayer expense’ wish list, all while ensuring the next generation of socialist voters are adequately dumbed down. Because what better way to shape the future than by emptying your pockets and dulling young minds?”