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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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Why are we even listening to these people anymore? Clearly it is political science, not actual science. The study results came out, and IL was right at the bottom with the likes of CA and NY in how poorly the state handled the pandemic. No more. These people need to be voted out or we are looking at another fall of masks, boosters and at home learning for kids. Enough already.