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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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Two dems fighting with each other as chicago burns Go figure!
Hey chicago, vote republican next election what have you got to lose! Just look at chicago today!!!!
Lightfoot challenges Raoul to d**k measuring contest
Let’s get the picture in Focus….Criminals endanger peoples lives!
Governmental criminals as well as those on the streets Burning Looting Murdering!
Police endangering the lives of citizens. That’s a laugh. 4500 people shot in Chicago in 2021 Chicago cops involved in 22. 1.5+ million calls for service, traffic stops, street stops, investigations, warrants, arrests and interactions with citizens. .004% of shootings. Yep, those cops are trigger happy threats.
Tough talking Lori, threatening the AG with a tune up. She as clumsy as the ten thumb pickpocket.
Yep, she is picking another fight that she will lose. She will eventually cave to Kwame, again revealing her innate weakness. As in the CTU strike, she always caves in to the opposition.
It’s good Theatre for her.
Lori wants to give the impression she’s doing her due diligence. What better manner than being blindly obstinate. Lori could care less about the consent decree.