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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, I don’t think electrons know the race of their customers…..
But may be non binary neutrons do? Or transgender protons.
So ComEd won’t shut you off if you have electric heat? Do these people understand how ridiculously expensive electric heat is? Gas rates can go up and so can electric rates. The Dem’s are in bed with ComEd, the last thing you want to do is not have the option to switch from electric to gas.
Their argument is unbelievable!
Apparently the bills are racist so is it safe to assume the taxes on those bills are racist too?
The real people to blame for the rate increase: Pritzker, Biden, and Democrats.
Enjoy your virtue as you get poorer IL.
I’d say that this is a brilliant parody but unfortunately, it’s real. Every lefty catchphrase is in play to push this absurd “equity” plan — environmental racism, restorative justice, equitable transition, holistic energy. Just pay your bills on time and People’s Gas won’t disconnect your home.
Natural gas is rayciss.
When everything is racist, nothing is racist.
Getting up early is racist. https://medium.com/@anthonybernardi/why-waking-up-early-is-rooted-in-white-supremacy-f487b04376f1
Many people in inner cities wake up at the crack of Noon. Most shootings occur at 4:00 A.M. during their block parties.
Illinois Energy Policy Is Another Race Hustle Clown Car Caravan