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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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In Foxx’s defense she grew up in the projects so the crimes she’s ignoring are just normal behavior to her. She got all the criminal votes, who are the other dummies that voted for her that thought she was promoting good policy.
Wonder if there was any Russian interference?
She is an arrogant racist affirmative action queen who knows her method of letting criminals off plays well with the ghetto types. Lori is doing the same thing as is the entire black caucus enabling and empowering criminals and refusing to arrest black predators for public rioting Saturday night n Chicago.
Lori and Kim are doing a good job.
Sworn in? WTF!!!!!?
To do what?
Audit the vote
No.
Kim, Jussie is holding on line 1.
Here’s a novel concept – how about holding criminals responsible for their crimes?