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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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He is too busy making sure his “working” farm in Wisconsin is comfortable for he and his family. Actually doing his job????
One of the biggest voters for Pritzker are the downstaters that are too lazy to get out and vote.
Like it or not…that’s the way it is.
This Gov is no leader.
Pritzker/Madigan don’t give a hoot about unemployed Illinoisians unless it is their beloved public sector stooges: AFSCME, SEIU, IFT and CTU. Those criminal co-conspirators are all still collecting a paycheck and most of them are still sitting at home collecting their pay. So why should Pritzker/Madigan care about those schub unemployed taxpayers?
Exactly, jbs not demanding afscme ides workers return from work at home status? Thats the #1 thing he could do to improve the ides flop
I suggest the Legislature pass a law funding unemployment checks from Prickster’s trust fund and his covid business profits, UNTIL he gets IDES and state finances in order. Seems reasonable compared to his $51M personally given to pro-Progressive Tax PR.
Governor Pritzker you need to step down now resign, you failed the entire state of Illinois especially are seniors. I give you 0 respect you are a mockery to everyone. Please do not blame past Governors and administrations the balls in your court step up to the plate, only thing you would strike out like you already have.
Pritzker and Chicago Democrats like to blame President Trump for less than perfection on the Chinese virus response, but after months Pritzker can’t even get his own unemployment department to function! Pritzker did get his companies involved in testing right away though.