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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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He knows that they will gut him and he won’t be able to employ his favorite tactic of running away.
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open your mouth and confirm you are stupid. If Mayor Johnson is smart, probably not, he would heed this advice.
What are you afraid of Mayor? Do you not believe in your statements? Go answer some questions and explain why what you are doing makes so-much-sense.