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The battle of the billionaires escalates as J.B. Pritzker fights back against Rauner
Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker slammed Governor Bruce Rauner’s suggestion that he’s a bad investor and/or sheltering money to avoid taxes. “It’s laughable that Bruce Rauner is complaining about my taxes,” Pritzker said Wednesday. “I released way more information than Bruce Rauner has, and it’s important to recognize that unlike Bruce Rauner, who, yeah, he paid taxes, but you know how he made his money? By cutting jobs. By buying companies and firing people. [Sun-Times]
