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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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This is the Progressive ideology in action — treat everyone as they are children, and control what is best for them.
Progressives say they respect “diversity” in lifestyle, but they truly do not.
Progressives say they work for “regular people,” but they do not.
They are control freaks who do not like to be defied. And when they think they’re right (which is all the time) they fight to the death to enforce their self righteousness on YOU.
That pretty well sums it up.
Now, a quick question: What is the difference between a Progressive and a Communist?
one’s just working on it !
“The dispute kicked off after Metro Praise International Church on the Northwest Side opened its doors for in-person services in an act church officials described as “passive resistance” to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ongoing stay-at-home order.”
No, the dispute kicked off after Dictator’s Jabba issued illegal orders
LL, get back in your box. You were elected as the best of two awful choices. You do not have a “mandate” to rule, simply to not screw this up – never a fan of Rahm, but at least he was competent and realized that it was his obligation to intelligently represent ALL of his constituents…
Mmmm I notice she doesn’t mention moskes, just churches.
Please, rise up, churches, you need to file a lawsuit! If California can do it you can too!
My guess is you will have to do it without Catholic Churches. They do not know how to fight, only cower!
Chicago, under the command of Lightfoot, soon to follow the path of Detroit.
AG Barr might have something to say about that
You haven’t got the balls to even attempt it Lori!
Yeah, Groot. That will help your public image. Now isn’t it about time for a haircut?
After the young teen told her to go home,I can not belive she let that kid get a way with kids smart mouth.She had cops with her to take him away ,but she just left the area.That hood won,t respect her after that.
The hood never really respected Lori.