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Of all states with legal marijuana, Illinois brings in the second-lowest revenue per capita. High tax rates and strict regulatory burdens prevent Illinois from tapping the full potential of marijuana tax revenue.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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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.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Soon the pols will be pushing other sources of revenue like prostitution. It’s ALWAYS a revenue problem NEVER a spending one. What other vices have not met their potential that can generate more taxes? I guess not enough people are smoking pot. Maybe another mandate is warranted. I wonder if any people escaped Sodom&Gomorrah and their ancestors are now politicians?
The vices are the low hanging fruit. You need to look at what will soon be tax evasion like gardening.