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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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Is Avery Bourne old enough to vote, let alone run on this ticket?
I’ve had a Pritzker Sucks sign in my front yard the last two years and I would sit out this election if this clown were nominated. The rest are uninspiring as well but this guy is at the bottom of the list. I would just hit the gym on election day rather than vote for Jabba or Irvin.
I’m a realist and I’ll back the horse with the best chance of winning. If Irvin runs as a Republican using Griffin’s money (even a RINO is 100X better a progressive) then that’s where my vote is going in the primary. I may agree with Bailey more on issues, and Sullivan is probably the most polished, and Rabine is the most down to earth Joe the Plumber, but this horse race requires $300,000,000 to counter JB’s family money, and I’ll back the $300,000,000 because at least there will be a chance at winning. I’m not entirely sure if Irvin will… Read more »
Good points. My main hope is that Griffin has ‘enough muscle’ to cancel out drop box voting in Cook. So I am in.
If Griffin backs him he’s the only option. Anybody but Pritzker.
I want a true Republican, not a RINO, Sullivan and Irvine are out in my book.
Perfect candidates.
May I add and are only hope at this point.
Pritzker is history.