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.
Must be a sin to have to drive to work in this state. Hey Bad Santas, how about reducing the gas tax that you raised when prices were lower in the previous administration? Oh no, can’t do that, in fact you fixed it so you’ll never be blamed again, it “adjusts” automatically each year. Way to once again screw the working people of this state. Hmm, I think you’ll be seeing some coal in your stockings, oh wait, that’s not environmentally friendly anymore. Maybe Santa will just leave you some reindeer “gas”