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.
Crain’s is right about the primary results yesterday, but I maintain my view that a considerable majority of Illinois voters are moderates. It just doesn’t get reflected in elections.
The problem is the “moderates” on the Democrat side are Madigan-machine politicians that inspire no one. Zalewski is a good example: reasonable suburban Dem who’s a solid D but isn’t going to go too crazy on progressive extremes like defunding the police. But he was lazy and lost. His voters were lazy and didn’t show up. His opponent, Rashid, had a motivated ground game that was just enough to overcome an apathetic voter base. Progressives will ALWAYS show up because they live for this shit. Same in the city. The NW side candidates who were considered “pro-police” were not great… Read more »
Unfortunately the moderates also appear to be apathetic. Classic example of a voter feeling like their vote doesn’t make a difference, so why bother?