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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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Would be a fantastic shocker if city approved ordinance referanced in article
, opening up Ferguson–IG reports with no restrictions!!! Lot of machine hacks would be poopen in thier pants
I’m no fan of the police by any stretch of the imagination, and I’ve got no dog in this race, but I believe Van Dyke was absolutely justified in shooting Mr. McDonald. 16 bullets was probably too many but it still doesn’t change the fact that the shooting was 100% justified. I understand that this is not a popular opinion but after objectively looking at the facts, and removing the anti-police bias in the city and county, it’s really the only rational opinion. Mr. McDonald was carrying a knife in the middle of Pulaski Ave, high on PCP, slashing car… Read more »