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.
If the federal government can jack up the cost of living, why shouldn’t Chicago hop on the gravy train and ride it straight into your wallet? Let’s slap on even more taxes, sprinkle in a dash of moral superiority, and rebrand it as ‘visionary leadership.’ Who needs fiscal responsibility when we’ve got an endless supply of taxpayers to bleed dry? It’s almost inspiring—like a dystopian carnival where the prize for sticking around is the privilege of being taxed into oblivion. Step right up, folks, the fun never ends
Trump is also responsible for the teen takeovers, the cement cracks in the Obama Center, high gas prices in Chicago, Mayor Johnsons budget debacle and Gov Pritzkers inability to produce a balanced budget.
Taxes, therefore taxes? Give me a break.