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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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I don’t think that any of the shooters had a concealed carry permit. Just issue more permits
Lori would comment but she’s too busy getting the usual suspects hotted up about Roe on the stage giving a fck Clarence Thomas to the adoring crowd! People came to see her with the same motivation they’d go to see a freak show! I saw a talking turd!
Not so long ago these numbers would be causing an outrage, bit now
they barely muster a yawn – welcome to “The New Normal”…
Anyone know why the CPD stats differ from HeyJackass.com’s?
HeyJackass reports 25 wounded/8 killed. This ABC report states ’25 shot, 5 killed.’
Which is accurate?
This site from Sun Times is a little more up to date with no paywall yet. It has daily totals not just weekends like Hey.
https://graphics.suntimes.com/homicides/
The numbers from the Pride Parade are still being tallied, lol…
CPD timeframe is Midnight Friday to 2359hrs on Sunday.
Mostly, the news channels start counting on weekends about 6:00pm on Friday.
Also, CPD #’s DO NOT include expressway shootings, which under the jurisdiction of ISP. This may be why Hey Jackass #’s differ.
Thanks!