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Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Ignore the economic and cultural wars being waged against the American people on the daily basis.
Only Ukraine matters!
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Look over there, not here!
Not one comment until now on this most heinous criminal action. The brutal death of an innocent goes pretty much unnoticed in chiraq. The only thing I can say is that I hope the family can find some comfort in the Lord to ease their suffering and grievous loss. A senseless crime committed by someone who is purely evil.
Her death does not go unnoticed. Commenters here have likely restrained their comments. But I won’t restrain myself. The amoral sociopaths in these communities are feral animals, vermin and pests, and should be treated as such. Cops should be awarded medals for removing this trash from the community, but instead, they are vilified, and the neighborhood riots and protests every time their sacred criminals become a martyr at the hands of police. When communities glorify and protect criminals, the unavoidable result is dead 12 year old children, murdered in cold blood on their birthdays. Keep up the good work, community… Read more »