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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 and Duckworthless are always in favor of new laws that screw the people they are suppose to represent. These two as well as other Democrat politicians are more in tune with the CCP tyrants, far from what is defined as representatives in the US Constitution! If it were not for Rigged voting machines, these two, as well as other Democrats would have been long gone!
Politicians don’t think past this moment.
When the push for electric vehicles first began I wondered how they planned to replace the fuel tax revenue. Apparently they didn’t plan, and now it’s time for catch-up.
Stupid, stupid chickens.
After Drivers Have Invested In Overpriced Electric Cars, Illinois Democrat Senator Wants To Shake Them Down To Recoup Lost Gas Tax Revenue
There goes Dick again, uttering his “fair share” mantra. The guy is a broken record. Notice he never talks about his “fair share”.
“Fair share” is like a mating call for these nuts.
100 upvotes for you!
Patent those words!