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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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“Fortunately, there is a glimmer of hope: Conservative groups have mushroomed around Chicago. Today, GOP groups exist on the North, South and West sides.”
Great article!! Post the damn group links and get people connected!
There are an estimated 150,000 gang members living in Chicago, plus their wannabes, but the Trump/Pence received only 181,234 votes.
I’m really tempted to post a bunch of rainbows, American flags, and Memorial Day footage to watch your handle self-destruct.
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Anyone who voted for Johnson deserves to be a victim of the crime wave that he will create