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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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Quigley is an idiot. Just sit and be quiet Mike and let people wonder if you’re stupid. When you talk they immediately know.
As for Ukraine, it will go down in history as Biden’s Folly. Billions wasted on an unwinnable war, while Europe did little to help. Biden Administration propaganda that Putin was on his deathbed was steadily spoon fed through the liberal media. Ukraine never had a chance, and Biden will continue to pump billions to them while the US southern border gets zilch to become secured. Why does Joe Biden love Ukraine so much? Ask Hunter.
Sorry, but it’s time for Ukraine to sink or swim. We have given them billions more than hurricane victims, homeless veterans, etc. Strong countries with the backbone the rest of the world is lacking ( Poland and Hungary ) initially helped them but have now said “ enough “ to helping someone at the detriment of their own people. Poland took in one million refugees, yet the Ukrainians said “ more “ and Poland said “ no”.
And the LAZY and FECKLESS Germans especially continue to freeload off of US largesse… Germany’s once – powerful military is a hot mess (as is the whole country)… Germany especially is a tragic case of “Libtardism Gone Bad” – nutty green energy policies, moronic dependence on Russian energy, admitting millions of primitive refugees, and just poor policies in general have reduced once rich and powerful Germany to being the “Sick Man of Europe”. Their economy is in free- fall, along with their military… they’ve yet to reach the 2% NATO defense spending goal that they promised to reach years ago.… Read more »
Quigley is a moron.
““Where does, where does that go now when you have a president who has called Putin, complimentary terms, likes Putin, supports him…” LOL…!!! Putin I’d guess is scared *sh-tless” that Trump is in… “Squiggly Quigely” is simply a hapless dupe and dope… These are some FACTS about Trump’s first – term Presidenial actions *against* Russia: Told the Germans to put the kibosh on the Nordstream 2 pipeline, warning Germany that they would become unduly dependent on Russian energy in case of a war/conflict… OOPS…!!! Under Trump, the US State Department sanctioned (diplomatic/financial…) Russia a record 54 times… Forced the Russians… Read more »
The Quigleys of the world mistake negotiation for friendship. It’s not like Trump gave the Ukraine away as France and England did Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938.
Yup… EXACTLYY…!!! Even during the depths of the Cold War, we regularly communicated and met with the USSR’s leaders. Accusing President Trump of “loving Putin” is absurd, it’s a normal thing for opposing leaders to communicate directly or via diplomatic channels. I don’t remember Ike or JFK or Nixon or LBJ or Ford or Reagan being accused of being “traitors” or “loving the Soviets” because they *talked* to the Soviets… it’s SOP…