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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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It’s extremely gross that these people think of themselves as world-class ‘thought leaders’ when the reality is that they are the laughing stock of the world. There is nothing progressive about emulating the free-for-all justice systems of third world countries. Nigeria, South Africa, Venezuela and the countries of the Golden Triangle all have very low incarceration rates too while being high crime third world dumpster fires. These people are so focused on their own immediate security i.e. I don’t want to go to jail for driving on a revoked drivers license, or I don’t want to go to jail for… Read more »
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Fake News Fraud Sun-Times is covering up all the stories of how the Democrat Crime Purge is failing HARD already Alleged Cop Attacker Released Under New Illinois No Cash Bail Law. A Woman Charged With Attacking Four Chicago Police Officers Is Back On The Streets After The State’s Elimination Of Cash Bail. Illinois GOP State Rep. Jeff Keicher reacts – Fox News/Fox And Friends Video; Cashless Bail: Suburban Man Accused Of Leaving His Dead Wife In The Middle Of A Road Gets Electronic Monitoring – CWB Chicago; ‘A Glaring Example’: Parolee Accused Of Burglary Released Under New State Law, DuPage… Read more »
How does 1 woman assaults 4 cops if that happened we need better cops and why did she assault them a lot of cops especially the white ones are major aholes cops and the system have abused ppl for years some haven’t given the new law a chance stop complaining deal with it
Wow!!!! That’s some messed up logic with your racist attitude sprinkled on top. Truly the most ignorant commenter of the day.
Pamela’s off her meds