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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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““In the Northeast region, the positivity rate as of midnight on May 8 is at 22.3 percent, which is of course higher than the 20 percent cap on this metric to move into the next phase,” Pritzker said.”
That’s a complete arbitrary figure that they made up out of thin air.
I cannot believe none of these mayor’s complaining about Pritzker reopening of Illinois haven’t filled a class action lawsuit against this worthless, selfish, stingy governor of Illinois. Everyone knows this is unconstitutional but yet he keeps having his way everyday and he is getting a kick out of this, ever notice his shit eating grin on his face everyday at his daily news briefing. And As for him taking a break from his daily press conference on sat and sun he sure did a great job shining like a idiot on national tv this weekend. We’re is attorney general William… Read more »
This is the vitriol we need to hear from every resistance politician. Take off the gloves, call him the fat, worthless billionaire slob that he is.
Forget the lawsuits, just disobey Jabba. Force Dictator Jabba to enforce his illegal edicts.