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.
Hmm, I can’t imagine the problems growing dope in Illinois considering it grows wild all over the world.
Even back in the mid 70’s my homegrown grew for free in Detroit and got me pleasantly high — not stoned out of my mind.
A few seeds and dirt shouldn’t cost $8-10 mm, but I guess the Dems reap what they sow.
I struggle to raise $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 too!
Hang on , let me reach into my back pocket!
I thought white privilege precluded struggling; silly me! Wonder how many people understand that the money for the $8.75 million of forgivable loans being set aside for minority comes out of OUR pockets? I think not many. The simple fact is that all money government spends comes from working people’s, property owners’ and retirees’ pockets. The government distributes OUR money – they have no incoming cash other than the money WE pay in taxes: sales, use, property, license fees, state and local taxes, federal taxes, etc. We OWN the government and the recent election made it clear the people of… Read more »