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 don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theorist but how is the state of Illinois somehow flush with money at this end of this fiscal year? is it coming from higher taxes? Is it coming from greater wealth in the state, leading to more revenue from taxes? It is fake like everything else that comes out of Springfield? It’s very concerning that news like this just encourages them to spend even more.
That’s great news! Put that news on every gas station as Illinois reaps more unexpected sales tax revenue on your gas purchases. Drive and smile because your money is going to thousands of free range NGOs with big salaries and no results. (Gee, that sounds like CTU. Keep smiling!)