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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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.
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Sorry Andy, we had a president that actually put Americans first but your base voted him out of office — sort of…
What you’ve got now (but can’t wrap your head around) is the modern version of the back of the bus….
The native black community comprising of united states citizens, unfortunately, has a lower standing in the intersectional hierarchy than illegal immigrants. It’s too bad that blacks are only BIPOC, while illegal immigrants are BIPOC and undocumented, so they are valued more in our system that prizes victimhood.
Thank you, Andrew Holmes. You are the voice of reason in a sea of stupidity. Please keep fighting the good fight – you are appreciated!
It is because any concern expressed by politicians about anyone less fortunate is nothing but empty posing for votes.