-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
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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There is no democracy in a one-party system. Also, the uni-party in Chicago has made it extremely difficult for anyone to get on the ballot, with enough signatures, without the uni-party machinery.
Politically, Chicago is closer to Russia than it is to Sweden.
Gov. Pritzker and wife removed toilets in a new mansion they bought to receive a property tax reduction of 300,000.
They will lie about anything to get more of our money. Remember what they did when
Reelection time comes around.
Ask Pritzker and any politician the following question, “ are you telling me lies?”.
That will send a strong message!.
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