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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 need for this bill.
In Illinois, the Castle Doctrine generally allows for the use of force, including deadly force, to defend oneself or others from unlawful entry into a dwelling. Just say you felt threatened
If they are looking for shelter, let’s give it to them – with 3 squares and constant security, and plenty of exercise opportunities in the prison yard.
He (Ford) added the people who are living in properties illegally are “crooks who know how to game the system.”
That’s overstating the obvious and it happened because of laws the dems crafted. The only reason this was finally rectified is because you had black homeowners that had squatters in their homes.