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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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Good idea! Honesty out of city hall! You’re Cute!
No one is capable of fixing it AND getting re-elected. Therein lies the problem. As long as Soros and CTU money rule ellections, the problems will not get fixed. But don’t pretend that nobody knows what to do.
Progressives rule the election. This is what they all want.