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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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YTD 2022 has more recorded homicides that 2018, 2019, 2020, and the 4th highest homicide total since 2011 and almost 600 shot. Great plan Mr/Mrs/?? Mayor and Mr Downtown Brown police superintendent. Keep up the good work.
When “Harry met Hairier”
Here lies problem with American political system: elected officials too inept, too intellectually uncurious, too corrupt to appropriately and meaningfully address civic problems. This “meeting” is mere photo op. Lightfoot should reimburse Chicago coffers for the airfare and limo-rides; hope her NYC vacation-visit was otherwise “fun”.
When dumb met dumber!
All BS theater!
Just like two stumbling, bumbling drunks trying to hold each other up, and find their way back into the bar.
Well, she does have a bigger D!ck going for her.
These Democrats are comical. What’s next– Aaron Rodgers coming to Halas Hall to get advice on good quarterbacking? Chicago aldermen giving ethics training? Or maybe Chicago Public Schools offering a seminar on how to run a big school system?
OK, I get it: the NYC mayor should’ve put a little more thought in who to choose to get ideas on reducing crime, and water is a little wet.
Easy. Very easy Mr. Mayor. Hire Bernard Goetz! You can also flood the subway during a crime spree. The Atlantic Ocean is right there. Chicago can do the same with Lake Michigan.
The best solution though is “Snake Plissken”
The inmates are running the asylum in large blue cities. BD Lightfoot is giving advice on how to curb crime now? I can’t think of a more ridiculous scenario.
Here, hold my beer…
I’m going to ask JBP for diet advice…
Well played.