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The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill with near-unanimous support on Wednesday that would designate the black walnut as the official state nut of Illinois.
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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I thought that Illinois’ State nut was the Woke Leftist?
The black walnut tree and the shells of black walnuts are poisonous and toxic. Many plants are unable to grow near black walnut trees because the tree releases toxins in the soil; and wildlife and children, especially horses, can get poisoned by touching or eating the husks of the black walnut shell.
Perfect nut for Illinois!
The official state nut should be anyone that votes for a Democrat.
I nominate JB Pritzker as the official state nut, and recommend he be committed immediately.