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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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How on God’s green earth can he say that with a straight face?
And, how on God’s green earth can anyone believe that?
Stupid, stupid chickens!
This fat slob is more delusional than your average Democrat. President Biden has done a good job? Only a koolaid drinking disciple of Leftism could think that.
I wonder what round boy considers failure?
At some point, you have to look at Pritzkers motives – no rational multi-Billionaire would publicly make an ass of himself spewing lies which are so easily refuted with a Google search.
The fact he says it with a straight face is the only impressive thing about this load of rubbish. For starters, those vaccines only existed because of Biden’s predecessor. If bumbling Joe had to do it he would have put some incompetent moron, who could check a few woke attributes on the job application, into the job. The inflation reduction act did the exact opposite. When the coming recession hits in full force and decimates this state, which already has the second highest unemployment rate in the country, who will old triple chin blame? Please JB, talk about the successful… Read more »
P.S.: Please, President Biden, choose me for VP after you dump Kamala Harris.