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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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Child trafficking and any other offenses will also be blocked then. Santuary Criminals state is next
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pushing to restrict how state agencies share license plate reader (LPR) data, particularly with states that could use it to prosecute individuals seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care. His proposal aims to prevent the misuse of LPR data by ensuring it isn’t provided to states with laws targeting such healthcare choices. The move is part of broader efforts in Illinois to safeguard privacy and protect residents’ rights.
And I’m sure no criminals and child sex offenders won’t slip through in a state that can’t even keep their pedophile website up to date. Once again, the state dangles the best, shiny example for their actions out there and conveniently ignores its track record of failure with other such initiatives.
Illinois is just trying to figure out a way to profit off of it. They aren’t looking to protect anyone.