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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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Case-in-point with these comments
Natalie – can you make the realistic case that Hinsdale is a dangerous place? Dangerous for your wallet with the high property taxes, but dangerous? I mention this because it is difficult to take the consultant seriously with these kind of statements. Hinsdale is not a dangerous place in any context. For clarity, I don’t support hate mail but disagreeing with this consultant’s approach is not hate speech. I also don’t object to equity or diversity initiatives but they like every other program must be scrutinized for value add and practicability. One of the challenges with affirmative action programs in… Read more »
She advocates violence against GOP leadership on her twitter feed, then cries foul when exposed by client Hinsdale’s parents. Hmm. Me thinks she’s a two-faced political hack, and cry-baby too.
Grifter is an appropriate descriptor.
Good for you Hinsdale! Wish those making the decisions at D203 Naperville had the same fortitude. Stop bringing hate into our communities, teach your child at home to judge a person for the content of their character and not their skin color. Stop teaching people to be victims, that will drag them down in life.
VALBRUN CONSULTING GROUP received $50,000 in PPP loans. I wasn’t aware the DEI industry was negatively impacted by Covid. School districts were flush with cash.
Valda, if you feel Hinsdale is a dangerous place and you feel physically uncomfortable there, maybe you should take a stroll around Englewood or Austin and see how that works for you.
The Hate has No Home community in Hinsdale threw that racist ethnonarcissist trash right back to where she belonged. Don’t bring racial hatred into my town and grift off the taxpayers. All are welcome here, just make sure you vote Republican.
That last line was the best! “All are welcome here, except those who disagree with me!” Lol.
Fixed the headline:
“Hinsdale Parents Tell Race Hustling Fraud To F*** Off”
You’re Welcome
All the Johnny come lately to the race hustle are being handed their hats. If you show up late you need to bring pastries. Not Donuts!
How succinct!