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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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The evil of CTU is bottomless.Since the Janus decision any CTU members who choose to stay and steal have a special place in hell awaiting them.
Sorry, mom! Your interest in the school board is based on your child’s education, not personal gain. You’re the “ nobody that nobody sent.”
Color me shocked that a father in Englewood ran out on his family.
i’m more shocked a single mother from Engelwood can read write and speak well enough to run for office.
She can most likely only win with the backing of the teachers union, unless a miracle happens.