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Comment: Yes, this is satire, for those not familiar with Babylon Bee. And it's terrific.
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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C’mon. This was really just a Saturday Night Live skit; right!?
I guess her eyes were closed.
She needs to watch old episodes of “Gunsmoke” to get an idea of what her job is. You’re supposed to be like Matt Dillon, maintaining order in your city so that the citizens can live their lives and not be scared 24/7.
Has this woman totally lost her mind.