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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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Sorry Ramirez. Resistance is Futile.
Ramirez another fiery, Marxist, female that should be thankful she’s not waiting tables at Friday’s.
The link goes to “Democracy Now,” not Fox News.
Thanks. Sorry. Fixed it.
Delia Ramirez has ZERO credibility on the topic of immigration. Her parents were illegals. She is their anchor baby, all grown up and serving in Congress setting policy for the country.
https://www.deliaforcongress.com/meet-delia
In the failed immigration bill that Biden and Harris used to try and blame the problem on Trump, it had hiring more judges to expedite the asylum process. The question needs to be asked of the sanctuary politicians, would they have fought the deportation of those whose lost their asylum hearing? or support turning over to ICE anyone who missed their asylum hearing when caught by police? If so, how is it any different than the 1.2-1.5M people who already have deportation orders signed by a judge? those who Holman had identified as first on the list… If not, it… Read more »
Draft Kings or FanDuel should start a political betting site. I would bet heavily on the Trump team vs Delia and her blowhard buddies. It could probably generate a lot of money for the JB budget since the two betting sites are already up and operating in Illinois.
Ooh, now you are thinking. And consider the market efficiency of being able to bet on things like that. IL residents could bet against the state on various things to hedge their other risks.
The usual lying claptrap from Democrats.
I have posted earlier on why those who are born in this nation to those parents who are not here legally have no rights to birth citizenship. Legal resident aliens- maybe.