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.
There seems to be more to smoothly running a city than the current mayor is equipped to handle. City folk missed their chance to get Chuy Garcia a while back.
Could CTA bus drivers be used at premium pay? Make this available as overtime? We throw money at everything, why not for the children! Our most precious asset.
What about making double or triple decker school buses? And make the buses wider and add in center row seats. While they are at it have first class/coach/economy/rooftop seats/etc. This way you still only need one bus driver to transport 400+ kids. What could go wrong?
Huh, who in the hell would want to drive around a bunch of juvenile delinquents for any price.