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.
Complete opposite of Illinois, this ap articale from may states 29 other states have already or are proposing using thier fed biden $bucks$ to replenish state unemployment funds, ultimately offering a tax break to businesses and consumers making those states even more attractive to businesses. Plus they’re cutting unemployment. Not extending foever. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-government-and-politics-5326b6d23ffcb4d9be851d9b8fc319f2
The federal legislation expressly made the bailout money usable for the unemployment funds, which would be a prudent thing to do. So, naturally, Illinois didn’t do it and used the money instead to patch over budget problems so JB can brag about how he fixed our fiscal crisis.