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“There are parts of the city that are feeling the touch of violence for the first time, and we are working hard in those areas as well,” she said. “Look, people are not feeling safe – and perception becomes reality.”
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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the mask is an improvement
It’s a disguise! I’d never think Lori!
this state is circling the drain , no wonder people are dashing for the exit
Why is this fool wearing a mask? Does she have COVID?
No! Just FUGLY
So glad I didn’t get that shot.
You are not going to be Mayor after this election. God help us with the next.
She may as well wear a scarlet letter R for retarded if she’s wearing a mask.
Again with the masks…
“””—said she will still be wearing one for the full 10 days, following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—“””
But, ONLY in public I assure you, behind closed doors its business as usual…
All the studies that are out proving the “masks as protection” fallacy & they still push them…
Its ALL about the FEAR...
It’s easier to control you when you’re scared…
Unless she has to go and get a “butch” haircut then forget the mask bs
What was the reporter’s race?