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.
If Illinois ever starts taxing retirement income, that’s when the mass exodus will truly begin. I’m sure it was JB’s plan to go after wealthy retirees if his progressive tax had passed. Individuals with large pensions, significant 401K distributions and social security income don’t have to move to a tax free state to shield their income….yet.