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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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Nearly a state of emergency in Chicago?
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Now would not be the time to purchase illicit drugs.
Fentanyl is pouring through the open border and that is no exaggeration.
It is used to make drug cocktails.
Where is the compassion.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Public Safety Alert. Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth. DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills. September 27, 2021 The Drug Enforcement Administration warns the American public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. International and domestic criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills, falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills, and killing unsuspecting Americans. These counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, and often… Read more »
Perhaps this is a bigger problem than angry parents at school board meetings?
Maybe this is related to open borders?
Lori Lightfoot lost control of Chicago.
Joe Biden one-upped her and lost control of the entire country (unsecure borders).
Democrats have more control than ever. They don’t want to control crime & immigration. They don’t care if you are concerned with crime and immigration. The things they control are complete and totally authoritarian and they are succeeding beyond their wildest dreams: Wear your mask or be fined. Get your jab or lose your job. Use the pronouns or be charged with a hate crime. Native born citizens without intersectional hierarchy points are excluded from governmental, social and cultural positions. See how this works? Solving crimes and deporting immigrants are the mere concerns of peasants. They have the power to… Read more »
Lets emphasize this point.
Some kids purchase adhd drugs (not obtained through a pharmacy prescription) to improve academic performance.
Adderall is one of several such drugs.
“Some of the most common counterfeit pills ARE MADE TO LOOK LIKE prescription opioids such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (ADDERALL®).”
JB has publicly stated Chicago is bad, is the facade crumbling. Lori? It’s out in the open! I bet she gets heavy handed. She’ll have to lash out.
Did someone try to carjack his ex-seal security detail too?
JB, the largest and most important city in your state is a laughingstock. It is unsafe, decaying, and hardly the gem on the lake it once was. You, as the highest executive in the state are a failure. I will withhold the “of titanic proportions” as that might elicit a sense of irony.
Sad we don’t share the Japanese sense of duty and honor and their traditions for dealing with such abject failure.
The Governor, Mayor, County States Attorney, and County Board President can have a compassionate anti-violence solidarity parade, and announce a task force will be formed to address the crime.
It would be helpful to find a Latina, Asian, Indigineous person, disabled person, military veteran (Tammy Duckworth is a Triple Threat), and hillbilly to to be more inclusive.
Wait.
Hillbilly’s do not have preferred status in the intersectional coalition.
That is not welcoming.
Really curious what an actual state of emergency would look like to Jabba considering the city was ransacked twice last year and shootings and murders are higher than last year.
I paraphrase his words… “We need leadership, we need local leadership, we need corporate leadership to step up”. Sounds like a politician, blaming too many other chiefs, and no clue of what to do. Thinking more of upsetting his criminal constituents. Then he gets to the National Guard, oh boy. I’m against any military in our streets to “correct” human behavior, tornados, floods, foreign terrorists… yes, correcting human behavior of citizens never. Would Pritzker demand that the Guard be disarmed first, no M9 Berettas, no M500 shotguns, no M14’s, no M4 carbine’s, no grenade launchers, no long range snipers? No… Read more »
It’s really something to watch Jabba talk about a state of emergency, when in fact, his policies helped create it. Who does he think is behind the crime wave? Here’s a hint Jabba, it’s the boyz from the hood. These thugs fear no one, and the police aren’t going to risk their lives when they’ll get prosecuted simply for defending themselves against the gangbangers who place no value on human life. It’s game over in Chiraq, and you can blame Jabba, Lori and Lil Kim. They’re busy blaming each other now.
Don’t forget Toni behind the curtain!
WHAT? Me worry?
Anyone else notice…?
With all the lead flying around Chicago…
Covid seems to have left the building…
Is lead the antidote to covid…???
JB is not a leader!
We’re very concerned! I’ve offered help but Lori doesn’t like that idea. Sooo….. we do nothing. Maximum windbaggery.
Punting by the Governor on the crime wave in Chicago, which he helped to exacerbate, isn’t leadership. There needs to be a new direction, new thinking, and problem solving vs Democrat politics.