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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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If kids belong in public school system, why does her kid attend private school?
If the kids belong to her, then give them a school choice like she gave her kid
The three ‘R’s are now: “ Revise” ( history to point out the systemic racism of America ) , “Re- educate” ( Demspeak for indoctrinate ) and “ Realign “ ( priorities , so that education takes a backseat to social justice, alphabet peoples issues and enabling perpetual victims/ illegal aliens ).
Don’t forget “reimagine”. That’s a big one especially when it comes to policing. Dems love to change rules when it doesn’t suit their narrative