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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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Why rob the mailman when you can steal loaded UPS and Amazon trucks? I expect that will be next up on the thugs list.
Only going to increase the streets are run by the criminals. The Chitty is in a free fall and is falling faster and faster every day.
The man is described as being about 6 feet tall and was last seen wearing bifocal glasses, a black hooded sweatshirt, pants and fuzzy slippers.
In this brilliantly writing article can any commentor notice what’s missing?
Uhh…they didn’t mention if the perp had tattoos or not
Does that count?
No, close but no prize yet
Thank you, Jesse Jackson, for bullying Chicagoland media into not including race in suspect descriptions.
WINNER! 🏆🏆🏆 Everybody knew the answer I just wanted to see it
Well, the mailmen just need some range time. Kinda like they floated arming pilots and school teachers!