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.
OMG a giant breaking news story! $0.01 more on a dollar purchase, $1.00 more on a hundred dollar purchase. Don’t get me wrong, the taxes suck and should not be on food but actually saying get ready to pay more for groceries over a penny on a dollar is just clickbait.
Zeph, it’s the one penny more on top of the “pennies” we’re currently paying.
So a 1% tax increase on most families’ 2nd largest expenditure isn’t a big deal?