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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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WOKE reporter right away pulls out the something to hide card . What about LIABILITY if you were to get hurt or killed riding with the trooper???
The US never had an official language for almost 250 years. What makes America great is we accept all kinds of people and cultures. I am proud to be an American.
Trump signed an executive order on March 1, 2025: Executive Order 14224, titled “Designating English as the Official Language of the United States.”
This is not a law, but a directive to government offices.
Only congress can pass laws.
Roughly three-quarters of Silicon Valley’s jobs were in 2018 estimated to be held by non-citizens. We need foreign workers badly. American schools are failing to educate the next generation.
Please put up your source for that. I do not believe it.
Foreign Born Residents Silicon Valley has an extraordinarily large share of residents who are foreign born (37.4%, compared to California, 27.1%, or the United States, 13.3%). This population share increases to 50% for the em- ployed, core working age population (ages 25-44), and even higher for certain occupational groups. For instance, nearly 74% of all Silicon Val- ley employed Computer and Mathematical workers ages 25-44 in 2014 were foreign-born. Correspondingly, the region also has an incredibly large share of foreign-language speakers, with 51% of Silicon Valley’s population over age five speaking a language other than exclusively English at home (compared… Read more »
The H-1B Visa Needs Drastic Reform to Put Americans First | The Heritage Foundation
Apparently 1994 is a lifetime ago and ancient history.
https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistory312/posts/thirty-one-years-ago-six-children-from-the-willis-family-were-killed-in-a-1994-c/1274769808014274/
safety first
Racist policy to pick the pockets of the hard working.
Lol…yeah, that’s what it is…Lol.
What if a white non-English speaking trucker gets arrested?
Is that racist?
Since you don’t know what “racist” means, why don’t you try promoting a colorblind society?
You know, judging people by the “content of their character”.
You obviously have no idea of reality, meaning how many Eastern Europeans are driving and running suspect trucking companies and freight brokerages. A lot of cargo theft and fraud is committed by Eastern Europeans. The language requirement, by the way, is in place at many company’s shipping and receiving docs as part of running a safe dock and parking lot. Race has zero to do with this, it’s about the ability to communicate, understand and observe traffic laws, and operating safe, well maintained equipment. Fly by night trucking companies and drivers harm the industry overall.
Cargo theft is a real problem. 60 minutes ran a show about it. Let’s make huge penalty for buying stolen goods. They still cargo because they can sell it. Start putting people in jail for a long time that receive stolen truck loads of goods. Start putting tracking devices on the loads of goods (inside a box) so they can be traced to the end buyer.
Lets start by cleaning up Illinois. If this wasn’t the land of make believe and made up truths, Giannoulias would be pressured to resign.