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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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Bad guy on the streets late night. Gas station not open. Ok, next stop that nice bungalow house with people sleeping inside. Just because you close the gas station doesn’t mean the thug takes a break from crime.
The Frank Lloyd Wright home invasion massacre….
Blame and punish victims – that’s the Oak Park way!
Oak Park residents are overweight, all ice cream shops will be closed. Three people spotted with bad haircuts, barber shops get warned. Car washes blamed for dirty cars. The list is endless
Why limit this to gas stations? Why not all businesses. Don’t all business establishments attract criminals? Anybody see an elephant?
Hmm, gas stations cause crime? Who woulda thunk it?
The whole idiot move here is based on a murder that took place at a gas station
https://www.oakpark.com/2022/08/16/debating-crime-and-24-hour-gas-stations/
Instead of getting tough on criminals, the Oak Park trustees think they can fix crime by punishing hard working small businesses.