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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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The Illinois – well drink for $10 plus $2 a year for the rest of your life.
The Chicago Democrat – well drink on the menu for $10, when the bill comes it’s $30
The ‘Chumbolone’: Person who orders this gets no food, no drink. Just the tab. The ‘JB the Hutt’: Ten Ricobene’s Breaded Steak Sandwiches liberally soaked in unfiltered water drawn directly from Bubbly Creek. Blended and infused with genuine Hyatt Hotel carpet lint and garnished with shredded offshore bank account statements. Served in a partially dismantled toilet tank. The ‘Just Stop Oil’: Pure Chicago Cold Patch stirred into warm Campbell’s Bean with Bacon Soup. This mixture is then walked through a blocked highway at rush hour and drenched in leftist tears. Served splattered on priceless works of art. The ‘Just Stop… Read more »
I don’t recall a prize for best DNC mocktail. There should be one…
The Chicago Way: Martini glass. Dirty and with lipstick prints. Shaken, not stirred. Empty, except for a used, chewed toothpick with plastic frill.
“The Liberal Budget Buster!” A glass of Chicago tap water with an ice cube served in an old fashioned glass. $25.00 a drink. The preferred source of Chicago tap water obtained thru a deteriorating lead water line. All bluster and no substance.
What are you trying to say Hoosier? Is that your not so clever way to post a low intellect comment without setting off the spam filter?
Jumbo Belly walks into a bar full of Chicago taxpayers. “Free drinks for everyone!” All the homeowners cheer. “OK, who’s paying/”
The ‘Dirty Russian’ Hillary Clinton special to celebrate illegal political dirty tricks. Chilled Stoli vodka served in a chilled ‘old fashioned’ rock glass, with shot of Yeagermeister to be dropped in and then downed / chugged similar to a Boilermaker or Irish Car Bomb. To be served with a written warning. Said to be ‘medicinal’ for addle mindedness, rheumatoid arthritis, nerves, and insomnia.
The ‘Who Me?’ Biden/ Harris special to disown your hangover. Just grain alcohol with lemon twist.
The ‘Rub a Dub Dub’ Pritzker special to celebrate your latest tax avoidance scheme. Lemonade with gin and a cherry on top.
This almost too easy, how’s about a Slippery Gin Fizz, Fat Rum Punch, Electric Side Car,
Lithium powder and vodka. The famous
School Bell Slammer, you forget the students
Names, The Recession Special, water and ice
Bottoms up!, the Harris Easy, black rum and
White crème de menthe, the Joey Jucier we forget the ingredients but we fake it.
I’ll take a Donkey Kong on the rocks……
OK, commenters. Get to work with some suggestions.
Mark-Will think of a good drink soon but on a side note are you familiar with the radio talk show host Mark Levin? Great commentary about the Biden administration. Worth a listen on what he says about Harris. Try to get listen on your local radio station. Thanks.
https://1440wrok.com/shows/
Oh I got a drink that includes Truth Serum mixed with any booze.
Thanks. I will.
Mark Levin is the best…….watch all the time on Fox