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"To remove it will cost the lives of Chicagoans."
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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The reason why it will go is quite simple. Based upon Chicago crime statistics I assume that the shot spotter identifies situations skewed towards blacks. So, as anyone can easily see, the race card will pop up and blah blah blah…we can’t have anything racist can we?
Oh I get it. You simps thought this technology was about keeping you safe, rather than a money grab. Of well, stupidity has its price. Now you know that you don’t matter at all. Who are the bears playing this week? That’s something your brains can focus on.
Got to hand it to Chicago. The political incompetence, mismanagement and entitled corruption is consistent and likely to remain so. As long as those in power get their share of the shrinking pie, they just don’t care. The constituents are just not relevant to their place at the trough. Unfortunately, it includes both parties.
The hypocrisy of Chicago Mayor Brandon “Big Brain” Johnson is staggering. While he champions defunding the police and tightening gun control for law-abiding citizens, he hides behind a bloated security detail. Despite leaving nearly 2,000 police positions vacant and presiding over a 38% spike in major crimes within his first month, Johnson has increased his own security by 65%. He now has 149 sworn officers protecting him and his family—more than all but 10 police departments in the state of Illinois. To put it in perspective, Aurora, Illinois, with a population of almost 175,000, has just over 300 officers. Johnson… Read more »
What’s a few lives in Chicago, couple hours there will always be less…
Red light corruption; Speed camera corruption; Shotspotter corruption; follow the money