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.
“Sworn in” – that sounds like it relates to a position where the individuals would make responsible decisions in favor of the students and taxpayers. If they don’t, there’s no point in swearing them in.
And opposing football players huddle and pray together before they try to knock each other’s heads off also.
I’m no reverend, but allow me to offer up this prayer for our newly installed CPS board members: Oh Lord, we thank you for your grace and guidance at all times, especially in times for great importance and difficulty. Help our vision to be clear and our minds focused. Bless us with understanding of the hard-earned bounty our fellow Chicagoans have bestowed upon us. Bless our actuaries and accountants with clarity of purpose, as they work to determine the exact amount of that bounty. Bless our eyes to let us not lose sight of that bounty, lest we spend more… Read more »
Let us bow our heads in the name of Brandon, the teachers, and the holy Union, find the strength to recognize our sacrifices for the good of our children! And make sure our contract serves our union members well… amen