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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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I think the city of Carbondale should pass a resolution. How’s this for a resolution – All hostages should be set free and all Hamas members who participated in the Oct 7th invasion should surrender. Calling for a ceasefire is similar to Chicago letting violent felons roam free.
Send the DSA from half empty SIU to fight for Hamas in Gaza ASAP. So long and good luck unicorn jockeys!