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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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Moron has no idea how things work and the valuable tool that traffic stops are to police officers detecting criminal activity. In addition, did he think about the following? The decline in traffic safety The increase in criminal activity, including violent offenses The increase in auto insurance premiums The loss of revenue from equipment violations and moving violations The high probability that our arrogant governor will find a new “tax” to try and replace the lost revenue The argument about racial profiling by the police was debunked many years ago when Northwestern University reviewed the “stop card” stats and couldn’t… Read more »
His issue is that he doesn’t like traffic laws, which are, quite honestly, pretty strict. Minor offenses get drivers pulled over, and if tomororrw morning you were to Zoom into Markham courthouse traffic courtroom, you’ll quickly realize that seemingly few in his district follows any of these laws either, so it’s best just to do away with them.
His issue was that too many poc are charged with the same traffic offenses as everyone else that doesn’t follow the law. He probably doesn’t know that Timothy McVeigh was brought down by a traffic stop. Anyone that voted for the guy needs to seriously consider why they did, as he admitted the whole thing was a stunt and a waste of time.
His Ballotpedia says that he had no challenger in the 2018 general election; No primary or general election challenger in 2020, and soundly defeated both his primary and general election opponents in 2022 79-21 and 71-29 respectively. The man has a gerrymandered district that he’ll never lose. Interestingly enough, nearly 3 in 10 voters in 2022 voted Republican under his new district boundaries, despite never having a Republican challenger before, as his district was extended into southwest Cook County – Palos area, Orland – the last remaining Republican stronghold in Cook County – to dilute any hope of residents in… Read more »
So true! Whenever I receive a “contact your legislator” mailing from a conservative I don’t waste my time. I have nothing but idiot, Democrat legislators as my elected officials!