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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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These are Brandon’s kids. Silly kids. Running around with guns and causing mayhem. Just a “manifestation of community disinvestment”.
That video should be played at Mayor Johnson’s next press conference – with request for comment. Horrifying, as is woman’s murder on Johnson’s Austin block.
$2.5M on Peacekeepers to get to the Root Cause of the problem…money well spent – eh? Certainly has had a wonderful impact…perhaps they need more money to make that impact…I am sure that statement is on the way….
Where are Batman and Superman when you need them?
How nice of the thugs to deliver their special services. Now you don’t even need to venture out to get robbed. They bring it to you. Is it any wonder why people are arming themselves?