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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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Of course none of this will affect Walmart, target, home depot, menards, etc. you know, stores that get thousands of customers a day all breathing on each other. But look out if you are a small business, Lori’s gonna send her goons out to get you. My wife and I stopped wearing masks 6 months ago, anywhere, no problems. If a business challenged me with a vaccine check, Id turn around and walk out on principle alone even if I was vaccinated. Malls still like to do this, haven’t been to a mall like forever. Amazon and Internet ordering is… Read more »
Go ahead and announce whatever you want Lightweight. Nobody is paying attention anymore.
Do Not Comply. Hold the Line. Ignore this lawlessness.
The pandemic is over.
The war over your enslavement is only beginning.