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Peter Sopczak, the Johnson County Sheriff, reiterated what's going to happen in Illinois at the start of the new year saying, “anyone sitting in jail right now with all these pending charges, they’re going to be let out — the gates are open and they’re going to be let out onto the streets."
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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Excellent idea. It is working out so well in California and New York.
One can only hope Democratic pols are the occasional victims of their own stupidity. Think Langford’s recent experience with gang bangers.
As for the rest of us, remember your metal American Express card!
outrageous….the usual tho from Il politicians.
Sounds good to me all in all considering my liberal voting neighbors voting records. Let the fun begin!
Open season on victims and witnesses. No bag limit, no license required.
Pritzker is incapable of admitting that he made a mistake. His ego simply won’t allow it. So he’ll stand their smugly, deriding those that dare to challenge his wisdom, as he mumbles something about equity and justice. A more vile and dangerous creature does not exist. Have another triple cheeseburger Jabba.
He dare not defy the Black Caucus. The SAFE-T Act is a bill about equity. Its one of the four Pillars of the Black Caucus. No way JB P. Is going to tear down one of their pillars, a signature legislature achievement. Believe me, the entire legislature knows what a mess this bill will create, it’s a national news story for goodness sakes, but they can’t do anything about it before the mid-terms. Redistricting may not even help them. My community is purple but was sliced and diced by the legislature to prevent any conservative candidate from ever wining, and… Read more »