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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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CPD no chase policy. CPD use of force policies will get officers fired or worse. SAFE-T act coming soon so people can do just about anything without fear of consequences. Now go out and show them hot rodding motorcycles we mean business.
Has Herself been sighted cruising the streets in her new Polaris Slingshot? The preferred first purchase with an NFL signing bonus. Stinger steered 3 wheel rocket!
This seems racist to me. Who is she to judge the subcultures of the citizens of our city. Quietness is a white supramist privilege.