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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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Agree everyone of you on the board of elections needs to go to prison for your actions. You outright admit to the wrong doing 2 years later. Mr. states attorney, what’s your name get of your high horse and start prosecuting every signal one of these people, it’s your JOB ITS WHAT YOU GET PAID TO DO. Governor Priztker you need to see this thru, oh that’s right all the illegals voted for you. How Interesting all this comes out at the same time the secretary of states office also admits to sending illegals voters cards for the right to… Read more »
Sadly, the Illinois Attorney General gets paid to protect the Democrat Party. Illinois taxpayers only hope of relief must come from the Federal prosecutor.
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/A1List.aspx?ID=MRjsVMKoPikdJvYaNDCraQ%3d%3d&FiledDocID=kxWfD57QDRFuKR3WxN8Jhw%3d%3d&ContributionType=t1QX7uEWOzfwdInBF%2bKDfAgQMpKRo%2bPB&Archived=htRZuV2GxMdC54Gyb8dMNQ%3d%3d
Friends of Michael Madigan transferred $1,000,000 in to Raoul for Illinois on 10/31/18, days before the November elections.
Think about that, $1,000,000 from Madigan himself! Talk about a politician selling himself out to Madigan!
Start prosecuting, Kwame, find them and prosecute them, every last one of them, you worthless POS.