Josh Sharp with the Illinois Fuel and Retail Association said the state is getting more than $2 billion in motor fuel tax revenue a year from the state's taxes. “You could simply reduce the sales tax right now, which is 5%, or you could also do something to stop all of the other tax pyramiding that goes on top of that."
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.