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While the Pros include the Arts, rich local history and the people, the Cons include high sales tax, high crime, high cost of living, and "school system challenges."
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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Plus big increase in car jackings in Sheeetcago.
Terrifying moment driver is carjacked by a coordinated gang of armed men driving SUVs in Democrat-led Chicago – as motor vehicle theft skyrockets 90% in just one year in crime-plagued city | Daily Mail Online
FRAUD ALERT
Pro #5: Great Public Transport
REALITY CHECK:
Chicago Transit Riders Have Abandoned The System — Which Is Now A Crime Infested, Drug-Ridden, Chaos Breeding, Piss And Shit Stinking Disaster
Too many people don’t want to risk being mugged or murdered to enjoy the things noted in the article. Also, the article says “… many neighborhoods are considered safe and family-friendly.” When was this article written?