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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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Reality Carjacking, the new hit series.
Three wastes of oxygen is all I heard. They don’t value the lives of others, and should receive the same courtesy. Did they all remember to thank Jabba, Lori and Lil Kim for all the fun they’re having?
It’s not complicated or justifiable. This generation of sociopaths just takes what they want and Kim Foxx lets them get away with it. These people are not fixable. They were raised in a culture of sociopathic behavior and they lack remorse.
It is ok to shoot to kill carjackers of any age if it means protecting one’s self and family.
‘David’ is 14 years old.
“If they fight back, I drag them out of the car and get in,” he said.
‘Nicole’ is 16 with a long list of carjackings on her record.
“I’d say like six. I don’t know. I don’t count. (laughs)”
‘Nicole’ wants to be a doctor.
I wouldn’t regret giving one of these losers a dirt nap.