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.
Keep in mind that my intention to buy was by no means an endorsement of the investment. See my earlier article on that and other criticisms of the deal in print. https://wirepoints.org/no-white-men-allowed-in-ballys-chicago-share-offering-promoted-by-city-officials-wirepoints/ My view is that this offering should have been limited to accredited investors and is exceptionally risky and odd. My plan was to short some shares of Bally’s parent concurrent with the Bally’s Chicago purchase. But I do not recommend that for you, either. Especially in light of this new, bad news on the project that is already out. I hold a short position in the shares of… Read more »