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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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When would any risk be acceptable? I don’t understand what the endpoint is, constant claim that the “health care system is overtaxed”? No pun intended. Seriously, what does Big Boy set as some “appropriate number” and on what grounds? He admits here that flattening the curve causes a spike later …
The pot is going to boil over at some point soon when people dont eat.
First step of his plan
https://imgur.com/a/LPZeumf
When will the fascism peak?
When lock-down protests are shut down by police.
I wonder what Gov. Pritzker’s response would be if we/someone floated the idea of opening business’ if we “promised” to vote for his progressive/graduated/fair tax. Would his stance soften?
on r/chicago they are banning dissenters for even mentioning any sort of lock down skepticism
crazy times we live in
Like most of reddit its filled with mentally fragile bigots
I once read a post on r/chicago that said: “The rest of the state would have slid into fascism by now if not for our city”. Should tell you everything you need to know about that group…
Hope all the folks who voted for the Democrat madness are happy. Pritzker clearly has a political agenda and is using the virus as an excuse.
It is simple: stop following the order. Mayors need to stop following it and allow their cities to open. Some already have. People need to do whatever they want. If the people, in large groups, stop following this, then it will end no matter what fat Pritz says. The police have better things to do, and many of them do not support this order anyway. Just stop following it. I am meeting with friends again and some select family. I am done with it in most ways.
Enough is enough!!!
“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Pritzker supposedly works for the citizens of Illinois–RIGHT?
In his mind he thinks that he can do what he wants!
What the F…..Our Forest Preserves are closed Friday thru Sunday!
This is an outrage, To add onto the closure of Churches and Businesses!
Open the Beaches!
Oh, but people are not allowed to criticize Pritzger’s Wife and Family for fleeing to Open Florida!…That’s SHAMEFUL!
As governor Bubblehead should lead by example. He has failed miserably in that regard. Do the kings bidding or else except for my family which should be of no concern to you peons. In addition he has failed in every aspect as governor. Following the demoncrats code of tax, tax, tax, spend, spend, spend, regulate, regulate, regulate he is now a shinning star of the party. Get ready for the Bobblehead for president campaign in 2024 or as a compromise in 2020 after Dementia Joe falls on his face.
The destruction of all small business and its associated employment in Illinois is clearly Pritzker’s goal. The Question is: WHY?
You know why: because social justice demands that he hate you.
Then Jabba better have more jobs lined up. Maybe he can entice Elon to move to Illinois.
He can’t even get his wife to stay in Illinois
I had a feeling long ago that he would try to find a way to extend the stay-at-home order beyond May 29. He will shut us down in perpetuity.
How much longer do we have to take this???????
Not one second longer
You don’t have to take it. Stop following it in every reasonable way possible, and have every single person you know do the same if they agree. Walk the walk, because talk with this doesn’t matter.
Until you leave Illinois
Sorry but this god damn shi-t needs to stop this man is a total idiot, and getting on my nerves. if models told him we would not hit are peak until June 2021 would he believe this, would we believe this.It is time to recall this governor, the natives are getting restless Pritzker and if you think people are going to put up with this much longer, you better look at the uprising starting in Michigan.
““Lifting all of our mitigations at the end of May would likely lead to a second wave of outbreak in each and every one of the four regions,” he said. ”
I guess there’s no way to prove him wrong…
And he has not released the science that proves him right.
This is a training exercise to see if the dems useful idiots will set when told.The longer people stay off regular business,The more obeying they will do for other things,like 60% income tax rate.You can only have one car.We will fix you teeth next year.With every dem vote from now on will, bring this closer and closer.Just wait when PRESDENT TRUMP wins in nov,they will burn they neighbor hoods down They will go insane when he wins again.
You’ll be able to hear the sky screamers all the way from England come November 4.