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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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“SB 328 was sponsored by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, and supported by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. From 2022 to 2025, Harmon received $75,000 in campaign donations from the ITLA’s political-action committee.” – there’s the gist of why this crappy law was passed. Lawyers, including Harmon, creating demand for their services. Putrid.