Fresh off of Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State/2023 budget address, Mark and Ted dissect the governor’s claims of a balanced budget.
Read more about Pritzker’s 2023 budget proposal:
- Full text of Gov. JB Pritzker’s combined State of State and Budget Address
- Illinois State Budget for 2023
- Juiced Up Budgets In Other States Attributed To Federal Aid, But Pritzker Claims Credit In Illinois
- Five reasons why Gov. Pritzker’s gas tax “relief” isn’t relief at all
- Credit the near $200 billion federal bailout, not Pritzker’s actions, for Illinois’ “improved” 2023 budget
- Election year vote buying and more: what to expect in Pritzker’s big Wednesday speech
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Illinois lost another 54,000 tax filers and dependents, net, according to the IRS. Since 2000, fleeing taxpayers have taken $94 billion of annual adjusted gross income with them.
His budget is as balanced as his diet.