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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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Another victory for those seeking to silence any and all with a contrary opinion or generally raise a ruckus when a gathering isn’t focused on Palestinian issues.
The performers won’t be there but the students who had planned on attending the event should still show up on the Quad on Friday. The normal students (assuming there are any) should take back the Quad for themselves and enjoy an unofficial end of term celebration.