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.
No real instruction or learning has taken place since March … while teachers and professors got paid per their contracts. The world didn’t end. Parents and children complained but dealt with the disruption. It’s past time to confront these unions, lay-off their members, fight their tenure lawsuits and regain control of public schools and universities. If it takes another year (or more) it will be worth it. We now know that smart and motivated students have online courses so that they can continue on their trajectories. And motivated parents can assist as needed. Understood that some parents face hardships, but… Read more »
“No real instruction or learning has taken place since March …”
You didn’t say what year. I presume that you are talking pre-1950’s…