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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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A total non – issue, but Tammy is too dumb to know that. Oversize passengers can buy two adjacent seats, or upgrade to Businees or First Class: https://viewfromthewing.com/who-knew-you-can-buy-an-empty-middle-seat-for-more-space-on-all-the-big-us-airlines/ Who Knew? You Can Buy an Empty Middle Seat For More Space on All the Big US Airlines by Gary Leff on June 24, 2018 “…I reached out to the major US airlines to find out how this works, and realized in the process that most anyone can buy an extra seat just because they want more room. And sometimes it can be a bargain. In some cases even free… Southwest publishes… Read more »
Bigger seats are available in first class, Tammy, but you already know that.
Bigger seats mean less revenue. The #s of seats haven’t changed over decades, but obesity has been skyrocketing due to high carb high sugar diets.
No, JB is too big……
Didn’t he cause the crash of the Hindenburg back aways in ’37…???
Won’t bigger seats mean bigger planes? And won’t bigger planes mean more fuel? And we all know burning more fuel will destroy the environment right Tammy? Pick a lane Dimwit!
Good work by the senator from the great state of Illinois. We haven’t heard from you, Tammie, in a year or more. Glad to see you are focused on the big issues of the day like airplane seats. Any thoughts about crime? Taxes? Education? Interest rates? Inflation? The debt ceiling? Nah– just airplane seats.