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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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The Democrats don’t want voter rolls cleaned up. They could implement policies like WI has. But they wouldn’t be able to cheat like they do. At the very least, mail in ballots should be postmarked 1 week prior to the election. That way Democrats could stuff the ballot boxes when the see the results coming in.
I’m interested in your example of sending in mail in ballots one week prior to the election. What is wrong with the being postmarked by Election Day? Why would there be different rules for a home bound individual or an active military member as long as their signatures match and they are legally registered.