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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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So is it racist if a black cop pulls over a black driver for any of the laws mentioned that the driver is breaking?
Gosh, let’s just abolish all traffic laws as part of defunding the police. We’ll start with an eliminated Traffic Section at the CPD.
If you progs need any more advice just get in touch with Wirepoints and they’ll hook you up with Old Joe.
After every shooting, the victim’s family is crying; “somebody has to DO something “. Well, your so called leaders are making sure that no one can do anything.
Gov. Pritzker increased the tariff on renewing car registrations from, I think it was $101, to $151. This 50% tax increase on working families of all races makes it harder for some to afford to buy a sticker each year. But criminals aren’t stealing or hijacking just cars with current plate stickers, are they? If laws aren’t enforced, what is the result? See, Foxx, Kim for answers.
A state that ranks as the worst or among the worst in so many tax and fee categories is, by definition, a state that abuses its taxpayers.