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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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Durbin Accidentally Says The Quiet Part Loud — Border Is Wide Open And Biden Is Doing Nothing About It
How do you know when Dick Durbin is lying? His lips are moving. This dirt bag has elephant balls with his pathetic lies. You want a secure border Dick? Step aside and let the Republicans take care of things. Dick is happy to waste trillions on worthless, misnamed legislation that accomplishes nothing! He won’t support a few billion to secure our border though. A lifelong taker.
The internal polls must be screaming THE BORDER IS AN ISSUE!