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.
If I were a pension entitlement holder, I would have zero worries about collecting my entitlements until I die at 130% of actuarial median predicted mortality age. Florida, Tennessee have better quality healthcare provision than Illinois, and Illinois taxpayers are bound to pay for those entitlements, no matter where provision occurs. It is predictable that Pritzker and Franks and Political Class with Family Bank access will buy up all Illinois real estate liens at pennies on the dollar…with taxpayer loaned, 35-1 leveraged dollars. When these organisms own all Illinois property, including farms, they can decide what is most profitable to… Read more »
The morons think money grows on trees. Democrats!
Ironic the argument is to forget the kids, but remember their money. The true IL way.
Excellent article. Those who advocate for simply raising taxes should take note. Increased taxes can only be extracted from a tax base that still exists.