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U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Chicago) was elected the new chair of the Illinois Democratic Party on Wednesday evening, becoming the first Black person and first woman elected to lead the state party into a new era after the resignation of Michael Madigan.
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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Isn’t this the Soros funded anti gunner…or whatever else she is paid to be anti or pro ?
The domestic terrorist blm organization is now entirely in control of Illinois and Chicago.
The mayor of Chicago is black, the Cook County board president is black, the Chief Judge of Cook County is black, the Lt Gov is black, the Illinois State Attorney is black, the Cook States Attorney is black, the Chairman of the Stae House of Representatives is black, and now the leader of the democratic state party is black, all of them from Chicago/Cook County. However, all the problems are because of white privilege. Huh?
Blacks have a disproportionate representation in state and local governments. That does not reflect the broader demographics of the state.
Apparently, the color of one’s skin is the most importantly, and quite frankly, only relevant qualification for any political Illinois government position.
No wonder this state is a joke.
It is systemic racism of course, just not the kind they mean.
Still from Chicago. Going to cause the same problems for the State.
The economic engine for Illinois is the suburbs. Giving Credit to Chicago is equal to credit for the Donut to the hole.
First black person, not Black person.
May I warn you now, your white privilege is showing. How dare you!
You mean my White privilege.
OK sounds good to me