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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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Merrick didnt get the memo from the office of the mayor, city of Chicago. I dont want DC interfering with my F*****G Business. Oops, my bad, that only applies to Republicans who want to help.
There is no such thing as gun violence. There is violence perpetrated by using a gun, but no gun ever got up and shot anyone by itself. We have a huge out of control people violence problem!
There is no such thing as Gun violence. There is violence perpetrated by using a gun, but no gun ever got up and shot anyone. We have a huge out of control People violence problem!
It’s been ongoing for awhile Merrick. And it will be until someone in charge decides law and order isn’t a bad thing. Sadly, the elected idiots decided to let the inmates run the asylum. Put on your big boy pants Merrick, things are going to get even uglier.