JB Pritzker has yet again failed the citizens of Illinois by refusing to lower property taxes. Instead, Speaker Welch was gifted $40 million to his Democrat district. Just a few months ago, Pritzker insisted that if Illinois Democrats wanted to spend more, cuts were going to be made. Well, here we are $55.2 billion later and no cuts were made. He lies and uses propaganda to mask his true intentions for the state of Illinois. Progressive Democrats have turned over unprecedented authority to make spending decisions to Governor Pritzker in this budget. We have seen Pritzker rule by emergency order before, and the results were disastrous for Illinois taxpayers and businesses.
This budget increases baseline spending using temporary revenue sources from dedicated funds, meaning progressive Democrats will be back next year to raise taxes even higher to pay for even more spending. The unpopular trend of reckless spending is killing opportunity and our economy, but Democrats in Illinois are the only one’s applauding their failed policies. Other states know better than to follow the footsteps of disaster, and they are growing in areas that matter the most.
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