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.
They may want jobs but can they do the jobs ?
Their demands are as extensive as they are expensive. They don’t own the land or the entity creating the research campus yet they wish to control it and secure exclusive benefits from its creation. If there is any chance of this CBA succeeding, the developer should walk away. Then they will keep exactly what they have today (which apparently is very dear to them).
Are these people qualified to work there?
And what exactly are the educational requirements to work in a skilled position in a “quantum computing center?” My guess that the ability to read, write and perform math equations. This is something Chicago area schools are hard pressed to do. Also do you really think preventing a company from screening potential employees for criminal records might be a good idea as this center will probably process a lot of sensitive data on people and companies? These people are looking for a handout.