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.
Remember how state regulated reefer was going to result in a higher quality product, reduce the price and end gangs fighting over drug turf? That worked out well.
The underclass and the poor don’t buy weed at dispensaries because the taxes are high and the process is onerous. They check your ID like 7 times and they only want cash or debit card. Just anecdotally, I know several people who buy it off the street because it’s less than half the price and it’s the same quality. A relative of mine partakes quite a bit of weed himself and he scoffs at the idea of buying from a legal dispensary when his neighbor sells him the same product for less than half the price and no tax. He’s… Read more »