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.
Reducing bloat isn’t a sketchy alternative. There are many firm ways to reduce bloat. Dems don’t like any of them.
Hey Ralphie boy, just go into any Chicago city office and fire everyone asleep. You will reduce the payroll by 90% immediately.
The public union shill from River Forest hath again spoketh. No mention of the use of temporary covid money used to fund permanent programs and city payroll additions. No mention of billions wasted on illegals. Businesses and people leave and Ralph’s plan is more, more, more of the same policies that not only are harmful, but increasingly so. Why is Martire given any consideration by anyone not in a public union?