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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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At the core of this issue is far left preference not to pursue criminals regardless of whether they are citizens, legal residents or here illegally, especially if they are racial minorities.
if you are so against criminals and upholding the law, how do you feel about the felon in the white house?
Trump, Trump, Trump. The sole answer to everything. All that’s bad can be good if you just say Trump.
Doubtful this had anything to do with sharing information and the concern for IL citizens. It is all about the Feds getting data and not paying Illinois for it.