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"The city of Chicago’s reputation as a hotbed of political malfeasance and corruption was reinforced this month with the conviction of former Ald. Ed Burke. But pound for pound, Chicago’s southern suburbs might have the city beaten when it comes to governmental shenanigans."
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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Imagine that! You elect a Grifter and then wonder why you are being taken!
Are all the potential Trump voters here really understanding the power of that statement? I guess not. Its always the “haters unite” mantra here.
Implicit in your statement is that Trump is the grifter.
Maybe he is, maybe he isn’t. But he’s OUR grifter, thank you very much, and I’ll support him as much as I can.