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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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Northwestern has been coddling and catering to Hamas wannabes for years.
Last time they called for an alumni fundraiser I gave them a profanity laden screed on why they would never see a dime from me again.
And the reason that Palestine is not on the map as a country is that it is a city and always has been. There has never been a country called Palestine…EVER! A graduate sutdent & teacher should know this detail.
They’ll buckle under. Liberals always do
“Diversity” training in Illinois lacks the common sense that diversity works both ways. Jewish and Palestinians. Lets see if Northwestern can stand up to them this time.
Last president at NU that stood up to these ingrates was Arnie Weber back in 1994. NU will fold.