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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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looks like even super lib Evanston is saying no thanks
Don’t be shocked if, down the road, your municipality took some cash and sprinkled illegals throughout your area. Closed schools, churches and office buildings make for great living quarters with an adjustment or two. And it’s none of your business, per the prevailing attitude of your elected officials.