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.
Another way to “generate” $80 million in revenue is to cause $80 million in cost-cutbacks to “gimme-gimme” city-subsidies to residents and businesses. Let’s stop the “grants” to non-profits and storefront churches. Let’s stop the “free stuff” handouts. Let’s get people back to working, noting the large number of service-sector jobs that are unfilled at present.
Lightfoot spends a HUGE amount of taxpayer-generated city dollars trying to buy votes from able-bodied pseudo-“victim-class” residents.
It’s just too much money for bribes and payoffs across the city. Lori is showing her deep concern for animal rights; she’s not going to kill the goose!
It was always about the money.
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