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.
“This has happened in other parts of the country and the sky hasn’t fallen down,” said Insha Rahman, vice president of advocacy and partnerships for the New York-based Vera Institute of Justice. “People grossly overestimate how likely they are to be a victim of crime.”
Anyone who lives in NY — and claims that NY’s ending cash bail hasn’t been a disaster — is a filthy goddamn liar.
Well, you’ll whistle a different tune once you’ve been victimized. It’s also something you’ll never forget. And yes, it contributes to racial strife.