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.
seems a theme is emerging for Illinois. There have been a number of reshoring (manufacturing investments back in the U.S.) announcements in the last few weeks – pharma, semiconductors and such. Companies reacting to the tariffs and shifting back to made in the USA. I have not seen Illinois mentioned in these announcements. Progressive Democrat policies and regulations keeping them away? Smart of them.
Interesting Indiana’s #2.
Indiana’s numbers are incorrect since the state DOES have manufacturing plants for automobiles:
The figure indicates the state builds 0 automobiles and just makes parts for cars and trucks.
Good catch. I found the article to be poorly researched and you point that out in the fact that Indiana has 4 manufacturing plants but zero employees in manufacturing. The bureau of labor statistics data in the article is 100% correct. It just doesn’t tell the whole story. For instance, Illinois has 2 manufacturing plants with about 10,000 workers combined (Ford on the south side of Chicago and Rivian in Normal). That would put Illinois on the list at 9. South Carolina has 3 manufacturing plants (Volvo, BMW, and Mercedes) with about 14,000 workers. That would put them on the… Read more »