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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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.
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$8000 for 8 people to travel from ORD to LAX. 3 to 4 nights in an LA Hotel, rental cars, Meals…No way it was only $8000. The heavily redacted pages of their release (for privacy concerns) will tell the real story. I travel to LA and SFO often and stay in the LA area and the Bay Area Often. 3 nights, Air, rental car, tolls, meals…minimum $1500, for one person. Let alone, the extra crap-o-la that went into attending the Grammys and likely the dinners. This Trip cost is easily in the $15,000 to $20,000 range From another angle, “Mayor… Read more »
THOSE ARE 20 YEAR AGO PRICES!!!!!!!!!!
Someone sounds racist. Why would they need a African-American meeting? I’m sure they have a lot to talk about. And I don’t think some uppity privileged white dude should have any say in why. None of your business. Now let’s discuss clearance Thomas.