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.
High rents are a symptom of the larger problem, which is caused primarily by loose money, which is expressed in many ways, from money printing like during covid to lowering credit standards. The federal government, under the guise of home ownership, was practically giving away loans to any green card holder with 3.5% down. Real estate prices are set on the fringes, so it only takes a couple of bozos to outbid everyone else and drive up housing prices. Biden was giving priority FHA loans to non-permanent residents. Your children cannot buy homes in your town because Biden gave non-permanent… Read more »