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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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Student inflamed heart rate? Not high enough, bring in the vaccine.
Its all about permanent semi-retirement for the members. Rolling out of bed and logging onto Zoom for a couple hours a day, thats a far cry from actually teaching.
This POS has one goal, destroy CPS and let the union take over. He doesn’t care if he drives out every high tax paying family form Chicago, in fact they welcome that, it leaves dependent families in his control. They are avowed socialists running this union. Rank and file teachers are terrified of speaking out. His very own union only voted 16% to remain remote in March. That’s how little support he has from his members. So the question is who keeps this vile scum in charge? Who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes? Answer that and we are one… Read more »
Jesse’s married to a cruise-line heiress, lives in a $1m+ home in Rogers Park, earns a substantial CTU salary, and so clearly a “limo-socialist” at best.
But he drives a Tesla, saves the environment!
Sharkey is setting up for more remote learning saying vaccines are not available. He doesn’t want the lazy CTU to ever return to the classroom.
I hope the CTU leaders can spread this amazing policy to all of Illinois….good for you Illinois. I hope you get it good and hard.
Oh! come on ! Is there anyone who doesn’t think the guy in the red sweatshirt isn’t a city park creep?
First its not a real vaccine. Secondly it gives children and adolescents inflamed heart disease. Glad I never got it.
That’s the worst kind, I hear.
What a scumbag.
Jesse , You are what is wrong about the city! Your day will come my friend and i will be smiling when it does! You are a coward and liar!
Great! Now this Dbag is an expert too! I’d be more likely take vaccination advice from Danny Solis. I think they’re brothers from the Grimy family of skulks.