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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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Naperville Neighbors United (NNU) celebrates and promotes the activities of non-whites and non-Christians in Naperville, also hosting campaign events attended by Naperville Democrat politicians. Isn’t that a little “discriminatory”? I thought Naperville was big on “inclusion”. In 2024, Naperville taxpayers granted NNU more than $33,000— $8,280 to host the anti-racist film festival, $12,243 to fund its annual Juneteenth celebration and $12,500 to host a “Youth World Cafe” at Neuqua Valley H.S., where students are offered “service hours” if they read a book and listen to a lecture on “a racist social media account.” Well Naperville, welcome to “Balkanization”. But then… Read more »
Little Debbie is doing Naperville by simply following the work of Kwame Raoul’s life: using confiscated taxpayer funds for partisan political activities.
Illegal? Perhaps. Unethical? Absolutely. Illinois Democrat Privilege in action.
Government should stay out of this business. Public tax dollars shouldn’t be spent on this crap. Stick with the basics of serving the public. If the public wants to contribute, let them. Sudden public money contribution that is more than this organization had amassed in 4 years…come on – what’s going on here. As an aside, I am all in for veteran benefits, but wow, a benefit that allows this dude to have $0 property taxes in Naperville ($25K savings)…that is pretty amazing.
And people wonder why Trump wants to stop sending money to NGOs?
How corrupt is the Democratic party? A grant from a town to support the Democratic party.
This should be in the encyclopedia listed under extreme cronyism and corruption example
Look for more shows at the county fair, festivals, etc. featuring a drag queen preaching acceptance of the drag lifestyle to small children dressed in a dominatrix costume and looking like Divine as happened in Lake Co. recently.
How is NNU part of the Democrat Party? I don’t see anything on the website showing that or preventing Republicans from participating.
“…”Naperville Neighbors United,” a Democrat party advocacy group run by Democrat Naperville City Council member and former mayoral candidate Benny White.”
Explain why a Republican would join this group.