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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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“demonstrating an effective office that’s hell-bent on accountability and economic gain for the people of Illinois” and just how many politicians has he investigated?
So he wants a pat on his back for doing is job?
Like a typical politician, he’s claiming credit for ‘collecting’ money already owed! He’s taking credit for child support collections? Really?
How’s about how much made its way into
Someone’s pocket.
Wink,wink.