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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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Nothing on IL/CHI political corruption? Only sign up to class actions, where all the work has been done by other state AG’s—why?
How is this not some kind of tortious interference? This clown is leveraging the power of his office against Target’s best interests to advance a political goal. IMPARTIALITY IS HIS PRINCIPAL DUTY!!!!! If the stuff doesn’t sell and they are losing money… It’s relentless rule of law destroying stunts like this that make it impossible to do business. Stupid politicians busting up COVID employment contracts and courts refusing to honor sound precedent was the opening salvo and probably why a lot of people have moved out. Hey idiot politicians: Companies have risk models and make educated decisions regarding where they… Read more »
Raoul is too busy with this silliness instead of prosecuting criminal political corruption
Does our AG’s do any real legal work? Or do they just virtue signal the latest fetish or leftist cause du jour? Pathetic.
Remember the phrase “Money talks and BS walks”? Hopefully Target knows which side is which, lol.
The Alphabet Bullies bully their merch into Target to the point of absurdity, although some shoppers viewed firsthand some of the proclivities their vehement and unreasoningly blind support encouraged. That this is an extremely small slice of the economic landscape seems to be lost in corporate boardrooms in America, as they increasingly turn away from traditional American values towards a far less mainstream set of values. Witness the decline of Bud Light, who hired a smug marketing honcho who decided to ‘de-frat boy’ the brand in favor of LGBTQXYZ support. Disney has men pretending to be women serving guests at… Read more »
Well said, Railroader.
Mark, my gay friends just want to be left alone.
…But your gay friends’ gay friends’ are actively converting and proselytizing. For most of my entire life, I’ve believed in a more open society for gays. But in the last several years, I’ve seen how rapidly it degrades into, essentially, state enforced homosexuality, and shame on us for ignoring the wisdom of thousands of years of civilization and history that existed before us. Now I want them back in the closet. They had their chance to integrate and blew it, big time.
I’m not the only one who thinks this way either. A recent opinion poll showed a sharp decline in Americans’ acceptance of same sex marriages. https://www.newsweek.com/americans-less-accepting-same-sex-relationships-poll-shows-1807422 The fall in the number of Americans who think that gay and lesbian relationships are morally acceptable—down seven percentage points—was the most significant in the entire list of issues on which Gallup questioned respondents. While from a long-term perspective, Americans’ opinion on issues around LGBTQ+ rights have followed a liberal trend—in 2002 a minority 38 percent of Americans found same-sex relationships acceptable— the drop in support for same-sex relationships this year has brought the… Read more »
Spot on RR. Remember when we were just supposed to tolerate sodomy?
There is no reason to bully anyone. Shop where businesses value YOUR business and where you feel safe. The AG of Illinois can do the same. End of story.
Baboon Kwame is fighting the the foundations of western civilization the same way as Rev Jesse Pocket Rocket Jackson opposed the teaching of WesCiv in colleges decades ago.
No country supporting sodomy ever survived the test of time!
Legally Illiterate Illinois AG Kwame Raoul Thinks Its His Job To Tell Target What Kind Of Gay Pride Items It Must Sell