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.
What is the present value of a pension at age 48 making $100,000 per year with 3% annual increases for 30 years, current treasury 30-year bond is 5% or less. It is really called a growth annuity. It is almost $2,500,000, not bad for 20 to 25 years of work. Want to get rich become a public sector employee (I did not say worker).