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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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Oh the fouled mouth mayor is ‘offended’.
lori has the immaturity of a teenager.
And the maturity of a two year old. More tantrums are on the way no doubt.
What a beautiful picture of all the Brave Police turning their backs on Lightfoot!
She deserves it!
Again she finds herself in the middle of a mess she created then babbles nonsense. Delayed exponentially? WTF does that mean? She’s a real show when she’s raving!
LL stated,” I don’t force my way anywhere. And that’s offensive, frankly.” Her mere presence is offensive to anyone who loved this city when it was not under control of a megalomaniac. Her “leadership” has destroyed this city for the near term and maybe for the long term, too. She has nothing but hate for a large percentage of the population, especially every police officer except for her upper echelon toads. She needs to resign and move in with the Cuomos
Why do we think it’s OK for people to engage in such nasty talk and have it amplified by the press and social media? – asks the person who very publicly used vulgar and nasty talk against the President, and was pleased when it was amplified by the press.