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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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There is no such thing as “non partisan” elections in Illinois. They are simply a Democrat scam to load the entire ballot with Democrats to ensure a D victory.
Hardin sounds like the typical smug, elite Dem that knows what’s best for the deplorables.
They can but they are responsible for breaking federal laws and preventing federal funding.
What tanks in Illinois is DEMOCRATS fault.
Yes, the communists think their party has the best platform for governance, it fits Illinois perfectly.