Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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I feel as if pension payments and the related debt is groundhog day in Illinois. It is always in the conversation, yet nothing is ever done to address it. Any corruption in politicians is mirrored by the same in the legal system. The residents need to vote out judges that say pension benefits cannot change. According to “Illinoispolicy.org,” 15% of IL’s workers belong to a union. That doesn’t seem enough to allow them to stand there with the plug for the Titanic and watch it go down at the expense of all those on board. Any solution would have to… Read more »
We all have our own version of “pension reform.” Yours is creative but hardly unique at its core beliefs. Some of your “solutions” aren’t likely any more workable legally than others we’ve seen, but keep them if it helps you to sleep better.
Have you heard from anyone in office now about looking into all the fees and hands the money dedicated to pension payments by the public is costing taxpayers? When the money leaves our hands via property or state income taxes how many organizations are getting paid at each step to process that money. The people who got the contracts to invest are very well politically connected. Billions upon billions every decade go to processing which is taken off the top. Here is an article from 2015 for Calpers pension system in California. They have since reduced some fees but the… Read more »
Yes, I’ve seen your earlier postings on this topic, and I agree with your point of view. But, I don’t know that the whole administrative costs will ever come down. Do we really want the lowest-bidder here? Maybe, but the bigger issue is how effective are they compared to competitors. I can’t answer that, but those in power presumably think about it or at least should do so. Politics always has involved some degree of “what’s in it for me” sorts of decisions, and I’d have to suppose that plays some part here as well. So, replacing company X with… Read more »
Really — 3 years in office and no answers for pensions — bet he has no problem solving issues of pancakes