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.
Just read this article linked through another source. Great article, interesting points. My favorite quote is: “But what if it’s New Jersey, Illinois, New York City and Philadelphia defaulting in the next recession? These are all high-tax jurisdictions with declining middle-class services. When you toss in another reform since 2008, the restriction of federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes, it seems unlikely that taxpayers and citizens can kick in much to solve the problems; or that elected officials will ask them; or that they will stay put if asked. Their pension funds won’t run out of cash… Read more »