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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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“Gun registration is always a precursor to confiscation. So when laws challenge the basic rights of the individual, elected officials have a duty to protect their constituents by declaring the usurpation or attack on the right as null and void. … Nullification has been used on many occasions throughout American history. Most recently and notably, during the unconstitutional government lockdowns of Covid-19. Yet there are still many legislators and special interest groups that argue against using nullification. … For gun control to be lasting, the Constitution will need to be amended. For as long as the Second Amendment is around,… Read more »
It is a Class 3 felony with a 5 to 10 year prison sentence for failing to register your AR-15, a gun that you can own without restrictions in every state surrounding Illinois.
STUPID!
Democrats want to take your guns away — while they turn criminals loose in your neighborhood