-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
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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A child doesn’t know enough to consent for a cavity filling, yet they can have their reproductive organs chopped off without parental consent. Makes sense
I have no objection to gender affirming care … for adults, but not on my dime.
Mutilating or chemical castration of children is beyond the pale.
What kind of medical facility would sponsor such ‘services’ for kids?
What kind of parents would allow this? Likely the same radical parents who support gender ideology training in our schools.
This brand of insanity must end.