Truth in Accounting’s 13th annual Financial State of the States notes that Illinois had about $39 billion available to pay nearly $250 billion worth of bills, a shortfall that breaks down to a burden of $49,500 per taxpayer. As a result, the state receives an “F” grade for its state finances.
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.
Well, New Jersey and Connecticut are really messed up if they’re worse than Illinois.