-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
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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Oh, Dan. Clearly you don’t understand Dem math that contends that inflation is good and taxpayers fleeing in droves makes for a strong economy.
Dan, there’s an ancient Jewish tome written by Maimonides called the “Guide for the Perplexed.”
Sorry Rep Dan, the economy is growing because of inflation.
They count government jobs and spending as “economic growth” LOL.