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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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Don’t hear anything from the GOP about this illegal invasion and its cost. Certainly no lawsuits.
What’s even sadder is the illegal immigrants are complaining about the quality of the free food they are receiving. This whole thing has been messed up by Biden, Pritzker and Brando.
The state is funding the breeding of illegal immigrants in captivity.
Gosh, I actually go shopping for groceries and pay cash for them. What’s wrong with me? Where can I get some help?