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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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How many different languages are going to appear in the public school system with all the illegal invaders being allowed into schools . This reduces the time teachers spend on educating the English speaking students .
I believe the president said English in the language of this country, learn in or leave it.
Mandatory English summer school for non English speakers, only English taught in schools.
Awesome! More pay for teachers to work in the summer. I’m happy to hear you support more tax dollars going to education.