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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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Pelosi republican…..POS.
Pelosi just picked 2 Democrats in disguise.
I can only assume at this point he realizes his political career is over and he just will ride out the next 18 months and keep his name in the headlines to score appearances as an analyst on CNN. Too bad – I really used to like him.
Kinzinger is actually RINO spelled backwards. If he runs again I dont think he stands a chance.
Sundance over at the treehouse doesn’t hold back.
Adam will declare himself a Democrat soon. They’ll have no use for him then. And there’s nothing more disgusting than that hot steaming pile known as Pelosi.
Yep..little Adam the traitor. With his phony patriotism. Mega tool.
Huh great patriotism from a traitor
He must of satisfied h-r