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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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That’s what makes me mad about Johnson. His crime prevention strategies are just plain stupid. He has great concern for criminals but not so much empathy for Chicago’s law-abiding citizens who are robbed, carjacked, randomly assaulted, or murdered. He thinks you can open a mental health clinic, pay someone universal basic income, and provide jobs for at-risk youth and crime will go away. Anti-social personality disorder is a little more complicated than that. Criminals who enjoy violating others are impulsive, sadistic, and often not capable of reflection or remorse. While attacking root causes of criminal behavior is important, the safety… Read more »
Grief-stricken mother says Mayor Johnson is not welcome at Officer Huesca’s funeral.
Wish Johnson could be recalled and sooner than 2026.
He does not care about crime victims.
I’M IN,,,,,,,,,RECALL
And don’t forget, FOP/ Catanzara are dumpen on CTU/Brandon even after he voluntarily reopened thier latest contract and charged thier pay raises from 3% to 5%….of course chump taxpayers be dammed