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.
They were kept afloat with free Covid bucks from Dementia Joe, which are running out fast. The revenue model for mass transit has changed forever with work from home now a reality for so many. The cost of a monthly train ticket is down significantly from pre pandemic prices, despite the historically high inflation caused by Diaper Joe pumping trillions into the economy unnecessarily. They’ve had a few years to figure this out but didn’t do enough to correct the cost/revenue imbalance. Instead they hand out big raises before the you know what hits the fan. Typical behavior by public… Read more »
375K to Carter, a man in charge of an entity that ( like the others) made a killing during covid ( remember when they had to add trains?) and now finds himself with hat in hand begging for more taxpayer money year after year after year.
It is Obvious to common sense minded people that these salaries are outrageous. $27,000 per month for the services this dude provides…overseeing a failing transportation system. Seems like the reason people aren’t riding the trains as much is that they don’t feel safe on them anymore. Put police on every train and spend the money on the system and not enriching a few at the top and Chicago might bring back train transportation. . .