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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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When Senate Dem Melissa Hortman was killed by a psycho back in June, a resolution was unanimously passed in her honor and to condemn her death.
Every single Republican supported it.
They did not give speeches condemning or defaming her, nor did their base celebrate her murder.
But 58 Dems voted not to honor Kirk’s life, while another 38 chose not to vote at all.
Wow it’s almost like people can choose not to be monsters when something horrible happens to their political opponent.
WE ARE NOT THE SAME
Because the Democrats are officially the party of hate!
Very courageous of my Representative Sean Casten to not vote. Nice to know this jerk can’t form an opinion on an issue like political assassination.
Democrats are for political violence when it supports their far left agenda. Everyone should be against political violence if they are truly for free speech. Democrats are only for free speech when it supports their agenda. I am embarrassed the Sean Casten is my congressman. He does not represent me. I got stuck with him due to gerrymandering.
Same here on gerrymandering. I doubt he could even find where I live.