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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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CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW SERIOUSLY MENTAL (SICK) THESE LOSERS ARE TODAY……..UGH
“[CTU VP] asks teachers to ‘organize a group of voting age students…’ to attend the event.”
I wonder how many CPS students are 18 or older.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-policy-institute-ethics-complaint-chicago-teachers-union-pushing-students-to-vote-for-johnson-tax-hike/
All of them man
I don’t want ethics reprimands. I want heads to roll. There need to be real repercussions like jail time and massive fines to individuals to end this kind of illegal garbage from government workers. Until there are real teeth in the penalties this will never stop.
U are so right.
They’re sticking posters to walls in West Town, and it’s some of the most confusing garbage I’ve ever seen. The posters look like promotions for a Halloween party. I’m not even making this up. It’s hilarious!
People were ripping them down before the glue even dried! LOL
Check out this promotional gem! It’s got arrows pointing all over the place, and this is the best one!! ? <—- .75% —-> ?
This one speaks for itself. I don’t want to hear any more about these clowns having all the power. They definitely don’t have brain power. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves if these people intimidate you.
Nothing inspires a housing tax increase like a home invasion scene on your promotional materials.