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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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Yes, it is not unconstitutional. But there should be legislation against it. The police should not have the ability to scan my license plate as I drive down the road. This is an issue that should be supported by fair regardless of their political views.
Hmm.. I and my father and my grandfather managed to drive hassle free with our license plates on display for all to see. I don’t understand what changed.
If windows can be tinted too darkly, so too can plate covers, which should be illegal in the first place.
The far left opposes these cameras not for reasons of privacy but because they seek to further shield criminals who are minorities from being prosecuted for their crimes. Pure and simple. If it was truly an issue of privacy they’d include private security cameras. Ring doorbells, cars transmitting data, cell phones tracked by towers, speed cameras, cell phone cameras, etc. in their lawsuit. This is about seeking a legal angle to chip away at an issue that offends them. No, this is about shielding criminals from consequences.