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.
So let me get this straight…you took more than you need, spent way more than you should, and now will return to me pittance compared to what you initially took and I should thank you by voting for you.
When will I get my income tax refund!?!?!? It’s only been 3 months!!!
The only way they can win is vote buying or voter/election fraud in the current climate we are finding ourselves in. They have nothing to run on and they know it.
Vote buying before the election? How nice!
This is politics 101. Some promise lower taxes. Others promise more handouts. For the most part, everyone looks at their own individual situation and decides what’s best for them. If you don’t make a lot of money then handouts seem great. If you make a decent living or better you know that you are paying for those handouts. Getting a check right before the election may even make those paying for the handouts think that they are getting a good deal. Who doesn’t want a check for a few hundred dollars? Most likely the voters will reward this tactic so… Read more »