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.
The best part is they get more holidays, vacation time and benefits than the private sector. Then add pensions at young ages. The public sector is the place to “work” if you want a lot of money and do little work (if any).
Hey, I get to use my same comment twice: “Greed begets further greed – a familiar phenomenon in Illinois.”