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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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No reason for ICE to be at this museum, since Puerto Ricans are citizens.
This seems to be another Democrat hoax, like the one about ICE raids on schools
Chicago school district says it was wrong about ICE agents going to a school, NBC 5 Chicago, Jan. 24, 2025
“ Illegals are not welcome.” said the American voters last November.
Fish where the fish are
Well, since you can’t deport Puerto Ricans I guess this story means absolutely nothing
Well if you have illegals there from Mexico, El Salvador, etc, you can.
ICE was asked about it and they stated their operations did nothing but use the parking lot to stage for an operation that had nothing to do with this Museum. I am sure the alderman didn’t believe ICE and voiced some harmful comments to stir people up…to make law enforcement the bad guy. Americans and immigrants here legally don’t need to even think or worry about ICE. Better to just say thank you to the officers who are trying to make society safer and to correct the single most costly security risk ever dumped on the American people. Biden’s open… Read more »
I’m sure every Chicago pol & press are PRAYING for some ICE raids!