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"The exchange is a notable glimpse at the behind-the-scenes argument between a City Hall worried about liability and prosecutors dealing with a contentious legacy of wrongful convictions in the county. But it’s also a potentially significant transparency violation by Lightfoot’s office..."
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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Is this photo recent? These two idiots continue to wear masks?
Those two Leftist twits were never right! They were born wrong!
Failed Mayor Lori Lightfoot And Fake Prosecutor Kim Foxx Had An Embarrassing Text Pissing Contest, While Chicago Crime Spiraled Out Of Control