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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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Move OUT of Illinois.
Absolutely no sympathy for those that stay.
Toga, toga, toga, toga…….
This is how Revolutions start. And, as typical, the Tyrant is completely oblivious of the simmering hatred among the peasants.
I’ve stated before the revolution is not far off.
Keep fighting the good fight against Democrat Communists!
The mandates will never stop. Next will be the killer jab.
I’m curious! What exactly does probation mean? Are school district administrators going to be shamed or cancelled. Just the thought of public shame gives me willies! Imagine your shame being the target of the governor’s or mayor’s disapproval. That’s equivalent to being scolded by Psaki.
On “Animal House” Double Secret Probation is not to good. I did not want to post the video but they mention Delta. If you check out the 2 minute video he sounds like JB
Wow! Probation! How much does it cost to get off probation?
Bowing down to the king and kissing his ring, just being sarcastic.
Widespread peaceful civil disobedience is the only way to end the mask mandates once and for all because Pritzker and those aligned with him refuse to listen to any negative feedback. If people don’t start defying the mask mandates en masse, they will likely become permanent fixtures during cold and flu season and whenever any particularly bad cold or flu is going around. The mask mandates have already been in effect for a year and a half. They must be ended now before they become any more entrenched. Enough is enough. The whole idea that “science” can somehow justify suspending… Read more »
Good to see the defiance is increasing.
By now it should be clear the mandates are not about healthcare but about compliance.
They do not care about you. They care about your obedience.
Opt out of their dependency system and they have no power.
JB would rather deny every child in this state an education then have even one resister to his tyranny.