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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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Can you say Winnetka, Wilmette, Highland Park, Glenview, Park Ridge? They’ll love it.
Vote these idiots out, otherwise buy some extra wipes for your shoes.
Plus wants the city , town or village to take care of them !!! Another bill COSTING ILLINOIS RESIDENTS by Democrats SUPRR MAJORITY!!
It doesn’t take too much imagination to classify urination and defecation as life sustaining activities. The Gen Ass is gonna do it again!
Imagine all the little tents lined up at Buckingham Fountain and the harbor. Welcome to Chicago’s Lakefront!
“anything considered to be a life-sustaining activity”
Does that mean pissing or crapping on the sidewalks like in California?
Defecating and injecting drugs will also be considered life sustaining activities.