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“This is a microcosm of a larger battle for the soul of the nation,” said Delmarie Cobb, a progressive political consultant in Chicago, “and being the third largest city, it’s going to get all the national coverage. This is going to be an intense five weeks.”
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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This is gonna be STRAIGHT UP Voting based on RACE only the GUILTY WHITE LIBERLS will vote Brandon the Hispanic vote will determine the outcome of this race if Vallas can get them to come out and vote for him it should be enough to offset the pathetic White Liberals if not then Chicago is DOOMED
Not one word in this article about the source of Brandon Johnson’s funding, a brief mention halfway through that he is a former teacher union employee. But the writer did manage to make half the article about Trump and DeSantis, even though the topic was the Chicago mayoral race.
A WSJ editorial today noted that only $200,000 of Johnson’s nearly $4 million in contributions came from non-union sources. From the editorial: “It’s no exaggeration to say he is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CTU”.
At least one NY newspaper gets the point.
As of June 30, 2022 Brandon Johnson was employed by the Chicago Teachers Union (AFT Local 1) as a Legislative Coordinator.
Unless that has changed, he is a current teacher union employee.
Meaning he is employed by the union, not Chicago Public Schools.
Combined with his elected Cook County Commissioner, he earns over $170K annually.
…elected Cook County Commissioner position, …