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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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Curious to me those dismissing the loss of millions in bail money.
What a hoot!
NPR tells us everything’s fine.
The number of incarcerated people in Illinois is going to go down (even though crime hasn’t), but you don’t need to worry because the people who haven’t yet figured out how this will all work admit that they haven’t figured it out, but that they’ll get right on it.
And, anyway, most people opposed to ending bail are only opposed because someone posted a meme claiming ending bail in Illinois made all crime legal.
Jeez………
Last night in downtown Springfield I saw a flyer posted on a bulletin board at a grocery store. It said “Leave Illinois Without Moving!” and it was an announcement of an upcoming meeting of the New Illinois group in Springfield. (Google them or look up their Facebook page for more info) Now this may not seem very significant and perhaps it isn’t, but when I first moved here in the mid-aughts the topic of separating the rest of Illinois from Chicago was absolutely taboo — my husband and I were on a couple of separate occasions literally shushed and told… Read more »
Bob Berlin Dupage County has been a huge disappointment on this issue. Were going to see how well this DOESN’T work in Dupage County.
Well I expect Dupage Dan of Capitol Fax fame to be highly excited that another Democrat change is being brought to Illinois. However should he become a target of a crime he might just wander over here. They always say ” a Republican/conservative is just a Democrat that hasn’t been mugged yet” so Dan we will keep a seat warm for you…just in case <wink>
There are always unintended consequences. I predict that ‘law and order’ counties will overcharge defendants to ensure they are held without bail; while ‘soros’ counties will keep doing what they are already doing as things continue to get worse. Crime might actually improve in ‘law and order’ counties where every defendant now gets the book thrown at them to ensure they can be held without bail; and ‘soros’ counties will continue to be revolving doors and crime will peak later this decade at 70’s and 90’s level crime rates.
Here in downstate I predict St Clair and Madison Counties will become hunting grounds for the
St Louis City thuggery as they know they will very well be released and can then run across State lines to return to their normal way of life. I would venture other areas bordering Chicagoland might experience the same.
Crime enabling democrats will have lots of splaining to do when crime rates spike
What to expect? Even more repeat offenders.
Liberal thug loving democrats with their heads stuck up their behinds screwing up everything they get involved with. The repercussions of this “love the ceiminal” law with destroy what so loosely is called the justice system in Illinois. When the crap hits the fan and chaos ensues watch for the finger pointing to begin and they will deny any involvement. The democrats, failed, evil, idiotic.
Our leaders are OK with higher crime as long as fewer minorities get arrested and prosecuted. Our leaders have said this in so many words. Some in our government believe it’s a comeuppance when crime in black areas spreads into gentrified or safe neighborhoods. This is the outcome of the racial reckoning. We in Chicago have been this once before, from 1968-1996, almost a full generation of insanely high crime rates: much higher than we have now, and blight spread everywhere.