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.
As I’ve been saying, U of I is extremely competitive to get into because it’s IIRC 30% international students. The remaining 70% of slots are highly sought after by every top 20% of their class high school graduate in the state. For many parents I’ve talked too lately, the only Illinois school their kids apply to is U of I. And if they make it in, great. If the don’t, oh well, there’s dozens of other out-of-state schools with similarly out-of-pocket tuition promises looking to poach the U of I rejects. Apparently a lot just apply to U of I… Read more »