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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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Just means we will pay more in license plate fees and gas taxes for the portion that isn’t a government handout.
Was that an orange cone, or just another overpaid union guy standing around doing nothing?
America’s Worst Mayor likes to toot his horn over how much money he foolishly throws around. When the reality of the situation is exposed, it’s back to bashing Trump. He’s a one trick pony.