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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 rename it abortion for animals and then they’ll all support it.
Animals are at least loyal
Let’s stop euthanasia of dogs and cats and start it for politicians.
right-on
Hey Simmons work on property tax relief be productive will ya please.
Good God – Ain’t it the truth!? These people spend time on the stupidest crap when real issues that can actually help people in their daily lives are ignored. This and the time zone change and requiring gas stations to actually pump the gas for you…come on…Sheesh