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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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That’s quite a drop in their kill ratio.
Maybe things will change when the Democrats let some of the more experienced gangbangers out of prison…
Sanctuary city + soft on crime might not be the best strategy for public safety.
Here’s the mostly peaceful calendar ytd Chicago totals:
Shot & Killed: 633
Shot & Wounded: 3049
Total Shot: 3682
Total Homicides: 695
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I thought that she had Chicago under control.
Must have been a “fake” report.
No she just uses a bull horn but no one listens.
Must be fake news. Biden and his pet communist won – didn’t his mandate heal the wounds and cause folks to drop their weapons and hug?
Yawn. They get the city they deserve.
Hey maybe Harris will fix it.