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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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I found “deepest condolences” in Pritzker’s statement but was hoping for “thoughts and prayers.”
Failed Governor Pritzker Blames Guns — Instead Of Soft On Crime Illinois Democrat Policies
Headline: Clot shot bioweapon peddler, Pritzker, wants to ban assault weapons.
The law abiding citizens are the new Palestinians; they want to defend themselves against lawlessness and the Fatty Arbuckle wants to disarm us of the most effective domestic weapons.
News Flash – Pritzker and Democrats love to politic on violence. That’s why they are soft on crime. And yet, people continue to vote for them.
What the heck is he talking about? The shootings occurred at 12:25 am. “a holiday celebration” and “families forced to run”! What kind of families are having a holiday celebration at 1230 in the morning?
One of the local TV ‘news’ stations reported that it was a 300 person ‘gathering’ of “teens and young adults.’ Who left the mall parking lot they appropriated strewn with empty liquor bottles, plastic cups and, of course, spent brass. If three out of those three hundred Juneteenth ‘celebrants’ could even accurately describe the historic events associated with the Union Army telling Texans that the Emancipation Proclamation applied to them too, I’d be amazed. Here’s a portion of the union general’s public announcement: “The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are… Read more »
Thank you, LBJ.
Old Joe was in bed by 10 pm sleeping off a few Father’s Day beers.
Lets see how many times the shooters were caught and released in the past. Guess what, if you implement the unsafety act, and if the police do not respond to 911 calls, and prosecutors do not prosecute…..then what are my alternatives: move out of state or maybe buy a weapon to protect myself and my family?