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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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Leave the carp and get rid of the other invasive species that crosses rivers.
I consider Venezueleans to be an invasive species.
$1,000,000.00 to stop a carp invasion, but nothing to stop illegal immigration.
Stupid chickens.
Why not have a massive fishing tournament and prizes for the largest carp. I’m think a few thousand anglers from the shore and with boats. There are videos about carp flying into boats. Pay $1 or $2 per carp and make sure people do not transport the live ones to Lake Michigan. Do this for weeks and then use large nets to catch some more. Feed them then catch them.
https://eatingthewild.com/what-do-carp-eat/
If I stand correct Asian carp are a desired fish in China.
ASIAN Carp, say it WBEZ, ASIAN Carp, it’s not racist, it’s the geographic area of the world where the fish is native…
Sinocarp is less offensive.
You could also use Middle Kingdom gold fish and really throw a progressive off.