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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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Protesters who commit some offense that gets them arrested will not face charges, interesting. The Internal Affairs Office of the CPD and The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) will have several tents around the protest areas and processing centers so that complaints can be made against officers. COPA is a biased, one sided organization that has been repeatedly struck down, 78% of the “guilty” findings have been overturned upon appeal and arbitration. One can only imagine the possibility of hundreds of complaints against officers and the resulting consequences. Another shining example of the democrats approach to public safety. Commit… Read more »
Yep. If this is an example of the future of “law enforcement”, I am not sure if society can survive.