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 taxes on pot are extremely high. All those taxes should stay in the town that has a dispensary instead of sending the money down into the abyss called Springfield. The local officials should? know better on how to spend the money in their area. Same for gambling taxes. Millions will be sent to Springfield when the permanent casino opens in Rockford later this year. Keep the money here and help people who need it and lower property taxes.
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