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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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The catholic church has embraced every woke, uber liberal idea proposed by the political class. Too bad, so sad for them. No money from me in the collection basket.
City Council Clowns Want Catholic Church To Pay Street Tax To Crooked Corrupt Unions
So, if Catholic Charities are an exempt charitable organization, I wonder how the entirely Democratic-n-progressive alderman have decided which charitable organizations don’t qualify as “exempt” from their silly and thoughtless lickspittle pro-union policy?
Oh Cardinal, you are such a hypocrite. Let’s all look back to your first few months in Chicago when there wasn’t a louder voice screaming support for unions. But, OH, now they want the Church to embrace unions? Not so fast, right Cardinal.
You’re definitely going to hell for that ; )
How low can you get when unions start strong arming churches. Why is it just the Catholic Church, what about all the others? Muslim, Buddhist, Baptist or is it because the Catholic Church is mostly white. I would say this is discrimination based on religion if the other churches aren’t included in this agreement.
Actually PG, anti Catholic bias is the only PC religious discrimination allowed these days.
Is this even necessary now with the WRA?
Union scum can’t attract members – and their luscious gravy train of member dues – by providing desirable services to workers. Instead they bribe Democrat politicians to thuggishly enforce membership. Soon federal law will allow right to work for everyone in America.
We can only hope you’re right about federal law, but, unfortunately, I doubt it.