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 heard of people who had a planned furlough from their job for a week or so, and were still able to apply and get state unemployment benefits before heading right back to work. The State of Illinois is a complete joke.
Just the tip of the iceberg.
Yep. When I expressed concern over an increase in my pension affecting my benefits from the state ( I didn’t want to get a hefty fine for underreporting income ) the nice lady on the phone laughed and informed me “ There’s always more money! It’s nothing to worry about!”.