-- 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.
SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
IL Dems want all kids to be obese, weak, blue hair, nose ring, trans sex workers. Perfect for Dems’ goofy protest marches.
I may need a screening. I’m going nuts listening to Putzger and Banjo the Clowns rhetoric day in and day out
Yes, the pressure to swear and name call is soaring, but most of you commenters have been commendably restrained.
He replied to the poster that name called in the comment. lol I’m assuming you did that to be funny Mark? Well played.
Another way to indoctrinate the kids and push gender confusion on the kids .
When will parents especially men grow your balls back and start defending your family how can you let this happen. Karen’s seem to run families men are now the vag-nas
What are you yammering about? The law doesn’t even go into effect until September 2026. It requires schools to offer mental health screenings but doesn’t require families to have their kids participate. Nothing about how this is going to be implemented has even been released. That’s the whole point of the article. What exactly do you want these “real” men like yourself to do? Go down and yell at the school principal or their teacher for something that the schools are not even doing yet? I’m genuinely curious what you want these real men to do? Next thing you know… Read more »
Read the editorial. As is typical in IL, the law is unclear in several areas. The option to opt out is not clear as to whether parents or children can just say no. Do you think IL bureaucrats are going to make it easy to opt out when their jobs would be on the line? Parents should be extremely concerned with who does the screening, what happens to the data, and what happens to flagged kids. None of this is covered in the law leaving bureaucrats tremendous leeway to do it their way without parental input. It should be obvious… Read more »
“Do you think IL bureaucrats are going to make it easy to opt out when their jobs would be on the line?” I don’t think they will. I think they will require you to take them to your own physician that signs off that they have received a mental health evaluation if you don’t want the school to perform it. I understand why some people may not like this but none of that answers my question above. What is it that you want parents to do before any of those rules come out? You want them to be outraged before… Read more »
I’m genuinely curious how you can equate mental health screenings with vision and hearing screenings. Well, I guess they both use the word “screening”. That makes them equivalent, right?
Are they not both related to one’s health care? Can both health care issues impact a student’s ability to learn and be successful at school? I’m genuinely curious why you are afraid of helping kids with their mental health?
There’s a much publicized shortage of mental health providers for adults with serious problems who already disrupt our society and consume available resources. We already triage this adult care. Then we have teen addicts and gender confusion among teens and younger children. When the resources are stretched further the care quality likely decreases. We again confront the issue of “who decides?”. Presumably you wouldn’t submit THIS issue to the voters! I’d leave it up to the parents which isn’t a perfect solution either. Now, by default, it goes to politicians who defer to teacher unions. Do these unions care about… Read more »
The argument that this will stretch resources or will be ineffective is a fair one. That doesn’t mean I should get worked up over something before we even know the requirements. Schools have been involved for decades regarding health screenings. Now I’m supposed to be in shock that politicians think it’s a good idea to offer mental health screenings when depression, anxiety and suicide risks have increased in adolescence? I have yet to hear a legitimate complaint based on the law only on what “might” happen. It reminds of all the liberals that complain about anything Trump does as “evil”… Read more »
Does your last sentence imply that single mothers are unfit or too distracted to care for their children and that their children should be raised by state licensed teachers and shrinks? Kindly clarify.
Not at all. You should ask Fed up what he meant by that. His comment is what started this thread that you joined in on and yet you ask me for clarification. I would love for him to clarify as well.
You really can’t understand why I’m concerned about schools, who have shown no ability to help kids do anything, now want to get involved with “helping” with mental health issues? How far are you willing to go to defend every move the schools make?
Let me guess- I’m just jealous, right?
How can I understand when you haven’t provided any reasons other than your irrational hatred for public schools?
The schools didn’t make this decision. Nothing about this legislation indicates that schools “want to be involved” with this initiative. It was done by the legislature and the governor. Stop blaming everything you don’t like on schools and teachers.
I’ll wait for the educators to get up in arms about this unwanted burden that the legislature placed on them.
Do you really expect us to believe that?
I doubt they will get up in arms. They will just do the job that they are required to do by their employer and the state of Illinois. Still can’t provide me with any reasons I see.
👄👄
Any health issue can impact a child’s learning ability. Maybe he is obese and pre-diabetic. Do we then mandate schools do blood sugar tests weekly and monitor the child’s diet? Is the child’s clothing appropriate for the weather, as determined by the school experts? Maybe we should mandate a daily attire check. We can make them all boarding schools run by educators to monitor the home environment 24/7. Everybody knows the teachers would be better at raising kids than their parents. The public education system does not own the children. Hell, they obviously don’t even like the kids. The obvious… Read more »
If society decides that those other health issues are important enough to offer health screening then those other things will be offered. I agree with you that I don’t personally think the school should be all those things but the rest of the electorate in Illinois and the leaders they elect disagree. None of that has anything to do with my original comment and nobody has answered it. What are “real” men supposed to do? How are family’s run by “Karen’s” with vaginas? Also, why should I get upset about offering a mental health screening to kids? Your statement about… Read more »
Oh well then, if the electorate decides the schools can do anything, it’s no big deal. It’s what the majority wants, right? Nothing to be concerned about.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Not anything but anything that is legally allowed. That’s the whole point of living in a society. If society demands that kids are vaccinated and have their vision and hearing checked in order to attend school then that’s what will happen. If society demands that all kids are offered a mental health screening then that’s also what we will do. I know you hate living in a society where you aren’t the dictator but that’s the way it is. Offering someone a mental health screening doesn’t violate any of your rights. I’m glad I could clear that up for you.… Read more »
If mental health screenings are needed for every single child entering a school district…society is in a lot of trouble. Also, if mental health screenings are needed…the very LAST choice for the responsibility and funding should be school districts. School Districts have no business being in the health care business. They cannot be all things to all people and should focus on teaching children to read, write, government and math. Not only is the concept of requiring parents to subject their children to some sort of mental health measurement from the State ridiculous, requiring the Districts to administer the process… Read more »
Unelected bureaucrats already control the legislature. Members don’t even bother to read the bills they vote on, much less debate and understand them.
Governors like Pritzker and Newsom are nothing more than rubber stamps for what the unelected bureaucrats get passed. These clowns applaud supermajorities in their legislatures that make the veto power of the executive meaningless.
They cheer their own cuckolding, and hold themselves out as great leaders.
They are communists.
Pritzker and the Springfield goons have gone to far this time, glad this is making headlines across the country via radio and other sources. There is something very wrong with Pritzker I think he seriously needs a mental health evaluation the laws he is signing is just beyond belief. There will be lawsuits without a doubt this just cannot be allowed to happen, wake up parents now don’t cry later.
With a little luck, the social workers can identify enough succubus seduction and witchcraft and voodoo intervention to keep a cohort of psychologists employed for decades. Maybe Illinois can rival the Massachusetts outbreak a couple decades ago. Likely they’ll miss a few and there’ll be More to Deplore. How many new puberty pathologies can compete for Nobels?
Democrats AKA Communists create and thrive on “victims”. With the expulsion of their criminal illegal aliens, their loss of black and Hispanic voters, their collapse in blue collar workers, Democrats AKA Communists are frantic to find more ‘victims’.
Communists yes, 200%