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.
The question should be. Why does anyone still eat at McDonald’s? If you take away the salt-sugar-fat from their food all you have left are the wrappers/cups and an empty wallet.
Why anyone would move from Oak Brook to downtown Chicago is a mystery. Hindsight is 20/20, but trust me, the employees aren’t happy with that decision.
It became trendy for companies to move from the suburbs to Chicago. I have no idea why. The company I was with claimed they could attract better talent. With Covid and the surrender of the city to mayhem, definitely not a smart move.