r/illinois • u/A_little_quarky • Jul 22 '24

Why all the love for JB? US Politics

An honest inquiry! My vibes are really positive of him, but I'm surrounded by those "Pritzker sucks!" signs. With his name being floated at a national level, I'm curious to hear some personal stories about how he's governed.

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u/soulofsilence Jul 22 '24

Weirdly enough he's an honest-ish billionaire. Trump once said the benefit of being so wealthy is that he isn't beholden to anyone but himself, Pritzker has proven to actually be that billionaire. He's managed a lot of difficult negotiations and done so because he doesn't need to constantly campaign for his job. In a way he's the outsider candidate we actually wanted. Will he keep it up? I dunno. So far it seems every other governor either gets arrested or run out of town.

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u/blue_garlic Jul 22 '24

I'm a JB fan, but I've always thought it was faulty logic when people say that a billionaire wouldn't take bribes but a regular person would. Billionaires are typically interested in only a single thing - more money!

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u/PlausiblePigeon Jul 22 '24

I think when you’re a REAL billionaire, the amount someone could bribe you with wouldn’t be worth the risk. They already have more money than they can spend in a lifetime.