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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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The Feds would not have to be in Chicago if Fox did her job.
Lori Lightfoot and Kim Foxx wrote the book on how to increase murders, shootings, rioting, and looting in Chicago.
Good article and video at http://www.naturalnews.com entitled “Times Up” Mike Adam’s take on what in store for us near term. Somewhat scary if anything pans out but who knows.
Just read it, pretty damn scary
Did you happen to watch his 32 minute video? Even scarier. Comments are good but way down on article.