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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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Apparently Gates can’t read the due date on her water bill, the law re residency as a CTU employee, the tax laws regarding an out of state residence, etc. I would wager, although cunning, she is of below average intelligence given her public speaking.
Ugh – hate to have to go against the grain here but, because of the double negative, the student is saying he can read. Sorry.
MY POINT HAS BE PROVEN IN THE CARTOON………DISGUSTING
Add this one to Eric’s “Greatest Hits” collection!
I see the CTU hasn’t been here yet to down your post!
It is Saturday after all.