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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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Several states and cities have successfully been invaded by a group of politicians who take cover under the name of democrat. The ideology they wish to implement is totalitarianism, communism, whatever you want to call it. Their ideology is in direct conflict with The Constitution and bill of rights of the USA. Illinois and Chicago politicians have gone as far as commandeering local police to fight for the “democrat” communist politicians by telling police to stand down. The hornets nests need to be eliminated by Federal Police. President Trump recognizes this threat and has every right to take the action… Read more »
Just so we have this story straight – at the beginning of this mess the Dems created – the feds came in and told TX to stand down and let immigrants in. The feds, they claimed during Bidens admin, are always right. And the left cheered. Now that the feds have changed hands, all of a sudden IL thinks they don’t have to listen? What changed JB, BJ, Duckworth and Dorkin?
That’s a good point from a logical point of view. However, the law on that points in different directions. Enforcing the border is almost exclusively for the feds alone, courts have said, which is why Dems tried to keep Texas out of it. On the other hand, courts have also said that cities and states can’t be forced to use their resources to assist the feds with immigration law, which is what Dems base their sanctuary rules on.
It seems as if the Governor is clearing twisting the law, and hanging by a thread string, thinking he is smarter than anyone else. If Illinois can’t be forced to assist the feds with their immigration laws, what about when federal officers are being assaulted? There seems to be a difference (to the normal human) that not helping someone being assaulted is clearly different from assisting in arresting people here illegally. These people are breaking the law and Pritzker chooses to stand behind illegals as his main issue? If he only put this much effort into bringing back jobs and… Read more »
Yes, for sure, the law is on ICE’s side when federal officers are being assaulted.
The term sanctuary takes it a step further.