Chicago will debut its first ESG-related label on a portion of its next general obligation bond sale tied to funding for the $1.2 billion Chicago Recovery Plan as it looks to meet a market increasingly concerned about environmental, social and governance issues. "We want to structure an ESG bond issuance that really truly fits the heart of ESG" as bond proceeds will go toward projects the city consider critical to social issues," Chicago's CFO said. "What's important for us is to establish value for ESG bondholders."
If you look at City of Chicago bond reports you’ll see they already have 26.7 billion dollars in long term debt from G.O. bond sales, so what’s a little more? Heavens, they just sold 666 million worth of bonds back in December and now they’re at it again? Does spending money the city doesn’t have ever end?
Just like we had War Bonds during WWII, somebody needs to come up with a name for these bonds. Wokey Bucks, LibLoot, LoriCoins or something. Work on it, people.
JB Junk Bonds, call ‘em JBs, or Jay Bobs. And make them 100 year bonds as that is the projected state recovery period.
Or maybe Serf Bonds or Indentured Servant Binds, in honor of the Illinois citizens paying them off.
Punch it Chicago, take it to 11.
Anything, as long as it brings the end faster.
Old Spartan
3 years ago
Poor, dumb Chicago taxpayers being duped again. It just never ends. This is total folly to issue long term bonds and pay interest for twenty years to obtain such short term goals– even if anything actually gets accomplished by these leftist oriented programs, which is doubtful when you think about who will be administering these programs. The same inept department heads who are bungling everything else already will be at it again.
The Paraclete
3 years ago
Sure! Sounds like great investment. Maybe Herself can get Ken to salt the pot!
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
If you look at City of Chicago bond reports you’ll see they already have 26.7 billion dollars in long term debt from G.O. bond sales, so what’s a little more? Heavens, they just sold 666 million worth of bonds back in December and now they’re at it again? Does spending money the city doesn’t have ever end?
I heard there are free Teslas for everyone!
Just like we had War Bonds during WWII, somebody needs to come up with a name for these bonds. Wokey Bucks, LibLoot, LoriCoins or something. Work on it, people.
JB Junk Bonds, call ‘em JBs, or Jay Bobs. And make them 100 year bonds as that is the projected state recovery period.
Or maybe Serf Bonds or Indentured Servant Binds, in honor of the Illinois citizens paying them off.
Haircut Bonds. That’s what you’ll get if you buy these bonds.
B.S. Bonds which they are full of.
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1hm5ghqtxj9s7/Where-ESG-Fails
Punch it Chicago, take it to 11.
Anything, as long as it brings the end faster.
Poor, dumb Chicago taxpayers being duped again. It just never ends. This is total folly to issue long term bonds and pay interest for twenty years to obtain such short term goals– even if anything actually gets accomplished by these leftist oriented programs, which is doubtful when you think about who will be administering these programs. The same inept department heads who are bungling everything else already will be at it again.
Sure! Sounds like great investment. Maybe Herself can get Ken to salt the pot!