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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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Hmm……..why only the South and West sides? What’s the common denominator? Gee I don’t know!
First off if the CPD administration places officers in school they better be prepared for a firestorm if anything goes sideways with one of the protected class of students and the officer uses any sort of force to control the situation. Secondly any officer who applies for or accepts a duty assignment in a CPS school should be examined for a mental disorder. They are not wanted by a majority of staff. Not wanted by a majority of students makes a wonderful environment for an officer to perform their duties if needed. Let CPS hire a security firm, politically connected… Read more »
Spot on Paul. When the inevitable happens at least it won’t be on the CPD.
When Old Joe went to Catholic school in Detroit in the mid 60s, Sister Mary Knuckles maintained order for free. What changed?
School administrators believe in some vague and destructive notion of inclusion, where problem students should be ‘protected’ from law enforcement, because it results in discipline and punishment. Stupid educators naively believe in a more holistic approach to behavior control, which fails miserably. Schools used to have a standard where disruptive children were unwelcome in schools because it wrecked the well behaved children’s ability to learn. But because more minority students were disciplined than non-minority students, the DIE ideology believes that all disparities are due to racism, and therefore, the antiracist thing to do is stop punishing minority students. And now… Read more »