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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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One last attempt to be relevant Cheri? You failed as usual. Now go get a real job.
Cheri is Pelosi’s little handmaiden no more.
debtsor nailed it. Has the professionalism of a child. Embarrassing.
Childish response from an unserious representative. It’s not even snarky. Thankfully she’s retiring her seat because she’s a complete moron. The irony is that everyone in the world knows Biden was ‘elected’ in a sham election too – and everyone knows he isn’t really in charge either.