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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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Redo the census to eliminate non citizens from being counted. They are entitled to no social services.
They can’t. The Constitution requires the census to count ALL “persons” not just citizens. It was a strong move by Trump to “say” he’s going to do it but it was all political show for the less informed to either get excited about or get upset over. You would need SCOTUS to change the definition of “persons” which would have massive implications. Highly doubtful the justices are looking to open that can of worms. Remember, Roberts smacked down Trumps attempt to even ask a citizenship question during the last census.
Time to re-join us on planet earth.
Right. Maybe we count the criminal illegal aliens as 1/5 of a person. Heck, I’d compromise with them counting as 3/5 of a person. Pretty sure your absolute constitutional certainty is on shaky ground.
That would be a smart argument. You should definitely make that argument as to why it should be constitutional. lol