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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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Sorry Robin Kelly, the tribe has spoken, you’re being voted off the island.
Ah, ya gotta love how the left turns on it’s own… even senile old fool Bobby Rush jumped into the affray, lol…!!! “And in an awkward exchange Tuesday at a joint news conference with the Democratic National Committee, at which Pritzker and Kelly at times stood side by side, a reporter asked Pritzker how he could say Democrats were united if he was trying to “boot” Kelly from her post… Then, later Wednesday, Rep. Bobby Rush, who also is Black, asserted his concerns with Kelly as chair… “I have a great deal of love and respect for congresswoman Kelly, but… Read more »
Watch your mouth now, when speaking on BPP Co-Chairman, Former 2nd Ward Alderman and 30 year incumbent Congressman Bobby Rush, he has accomplished and done more for people than you could do in 2 lifetime’s.
#PowerToThePeople✊
Right. And water is wet. Of course there are arguments of racism. The Progressives believe that everyone is deeply racist, thus any activity must be overflowing with racism. Plus screaming “racist” is the go-to statement whenever any Democrat minority faces a challenge or opposition.
Illinois Democrat Party In A Race Hustle Civil War Shit Show
Exactly