Rich Miller: Pritzker’s pension plan could crash into fiscal pain inflicted by Trump – Chicago Sun-Times

"To be clear, there are definite advantages to the governor’s pension proposal, including long-term savings. Illinois has too often focused on the short term instead of thinking about long-term policy. But, man, I just do not see how Democratic legislators are gonna agree to take away any cash buffers while the state budget is under constant federal siege, with more likely on the way."
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The Railroader
3 months ago

Little Richie ‘TDS is my religion’ Miller is back with a regurgitation of Illinois political animal quotes ‘from an event sponsored by Politico’. You remember Politico? The website that the DNC bought it’s talking point retransmissions with confiscated Federal taxpayer funds funneled through USAID. Great. Were there any feckless Illinois Republicans at this Politicofest? Not that Little Richie would deign to speak with them or quote them, they’re too far from the skim and Little Richie knows where his bread is buttered. While the headline tries mightily to pass the buck to the President, the rest of the article is… Read more »

Bross
3 months ago

Spending has increased how much over the past few years? The Fed is also deeply in the hole. But yet all the spending increases are ok and there is no where to cut anything? Really a good propaganda piece…it’s all Trumps fault.

The Railroader
3 months ago
Reply to  Bross

Spending is up 43% under the reign of JB the Hutt. The Hutt spends as if Illinois has offshore trust funds like he does.

David F
3 months ago

Screw fiscal responsibility just use the blame Trump plan.

Call my shrink
3 months ago

Trump didn’t cause this decades long pension crisis. Its the democrats who wanted the union vote. The dems did this not Trump

Sanity please
3 months ago

Rich Miller, what a village idiot. Pritzker’s
puppet and mouthpiece.

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