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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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Pandering jackass. He’s asking us to believe that he give two craps about those people. Pathetic.
ICE needs to fly some Blackhawk helicopters over his public appearances to induce some newsworthy Marxist meltdowns.
They should do the same thing for Sci-fi Brandon.
I’m sure he uses the “one for you, one for me” approach to handing out candy.
One small correction since he is a leftist.
“None for you, ten for me!”
Every time good hearted Willie Wilson gives away stuff, all the politicians say he’s trying to bribe the people for votes. By golly, look at governor WIDE-LOAD giving away free goodie’s.
I’ll bet he did. “ El Gordo “ is a popular character amongst some sectors of the population.
I wonder where he bought that phony ,you can trust me smile. My guess it’s a online ,secretive store for democrats
Another photo op with his security guards. Vote Pritzker out.