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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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I imagine that even if any of these folks are convicted of any of the charges the appeals process will keep them out of prison for years.
We all know Mikey Madigan and his corrupt Dem buddies are GUILTY!!
Order up their orange jumpsuits and send them all to Joliet!!
Just learned all four defendants convicted on all charges. Significant that a former CEO of one of the largest companies in America was convicted.