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.
If Rivian goes under, and it’s certainly a possibility, will Pritzker even acknowledge it? I suppose he could dig into his offshore billions to buy a chunk of Rivian, but they seem to be selling something nobody wants. Pritzker will probably consider making all Illinois businesses buy a Rivian vehicle before he risks his own money.