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.
Don’t downsize, that’s very shortsighted. The way the bumbling Democrats are being exposed, you’ll need the space. When the republicans return to power courtesy of Democratic fumbling; you’ll need to build more prisons. It will look like the Bataan march.
60% reduction in “customers” but no staff reduction? OK, I guess. Maybe these prison guards can be reassigned to the general law enforcement population where they’ve been having issues with retention.