No surprise that Illinois’ Tier 2 pension law being challenged in court given how it was passed – Wirepoints Quickpoint
The law was bulldozed through in 2010 by House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton in less than 12 hours with no analysis, debate or actuarial assessment.
““The extreme imbalance of this was surprising,” said Mark Swartz, LCBH’s executive director. “We went into this expecting to find that eviction was more associated with non-white Chicagoans, but we see that it’s not about minority status. It’s about being black.”” I don’t see why this is surprising at all. White people within the city limits – in general – make a lot more money than black people, and more money makes it easier to pay rent. Black people earn a lot less money and are more likely to fall behind on rent. This is common sense, it doesn’t take… Read more »