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.
If it’s any consolation, the DEI positions are some of the first to go.
If the really want to save money, get the hell out of Illinois. I am sure it has been discussed and will be discussed again and again. One day sooner than we like it will happen. Not to worry the CME is going somewhere more business friendly. Illinois is a poor place to run a private sector business.
How much fat is there in some of these companies that they can now layoff so many employees? Of course when you hear some of the stories about employee benefits like unlimited free coffee, cafeterias, gym memberships, etc. it’s no wonder. Start making employees appreciate and earn their jobs rather than promoting a country club atmosphere.
They see consumer spending falling. Interest rates are making homes/car payments/credit cards more expensive. Student loans start back up again in June. And most importantly, they saw Elon Musk fire 80% of Twitter and the site actually worked better. McDonalds might be a better experience without hundreds of DIE staff.
Why does it take hard times for them to do something like this? If they don’t need them now, they didn’t need them before the slow down started.