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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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Hmmmmm……..suing Cook County in Cook County?
Okay, okay, I get the point. A snowball’s chance in Hades.
Those 110 assigned to EM have to cover 3,500 individuals 24/7 in all of Cook County. Personnel planning: It takes five officers to cover a 24-hour shift – one working each shift and two to cover days off, holidays, sick time. So 110 officers would result in 22 officers available at any time. Of those 22 officers how many are in the station doing administration work, monitoring, and physically attaching ankle bracelets? How many are on the street chasing down violators (how many to a car and how many cars are on the street)? 3,500 individuals being serviced by 22… Read more »
This is the way.
Fake Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx
Fake Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans
Corrupt/Crooked Cook County Democrat Boss Preckwinkle
Failed Mayor Larry Lightfoot
BLAME THIS GANG OF FOUR FOR THE COLLAPSE OF LAW AND ORDER
Regardless of how this turns out it cost the rapidly disappearing tax payer. Court costs only if the case fails or court costs and financial awards (ultimately paid from taxes) if the case succeeds.
Judge Tim views this murder as collateral damage that is necessary to ensure dangerous felons are free to walk amongst law abiding citizens.