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.
“The board, we think, should say no to the 4 percent annual raises CPS has put on the table — the average raise Americans got in 2024 was 3 percent to 3.5 percent …”
They’re comparing apples to oranges: CPS teachers get step increases, too; the private sector workers don’t. Therefore, the difference in annual raise percentages would be bigger than stated.