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.
I spent a few months recently in Vienna, Austria. When the bus, tram or train pulls up, all the doors open. People boarding wait until those exiting are finished, then they enter. No need to scan your ticket before the driver or pass through a turnstile. The Vienna public transportation system (Wiener Linien) is one of the best in the world. Efficient, clean and safe. It’s so good, that only 25% of Vienna residents own a car. You can even bring your dog with you, except if the dog does not have a muzzle and a leash you are fined… Read more »
All this fuss so teen-take-overer cretins can get a free ride into The Loop for the regularly scheduled “wilding” session. Chicagoans, and Suburbanites tired of being fleeced by the Democrat party–LEAVE NOW, while you might still be able to sell your home to a New-Comer.
Mass transit needs to clean up management and eliminate waste before dime one goes to them. This includes politicians Incompetent DEI hires.
No more subsidies. Let them increase fares. For 30 years been watching empty Pace busses clog traffic in south suburbs. And they want to spend billions $ expanding a failing enterprise south towards Blue Island. I wish Elon would let Big Balls and his team audit RTA.