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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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Orland Park is simply racist. There, I’ve played the race card for Foxx, she will be pissed off at me.
Carjack Crisis Will Be Foxx’s Undoing.
From http://www.theexpiredmeter.com
AFTER AN ALL TIME RECORD 1,849 CARJACKINGS IN CHICAGO IN 2021, 2022 CARJACKINGS AREN’T SLOWING DOWN — For The Months Of January And February, Chicago Saw 305 Carjackings, According To The City Of Chicago’s Online Data Portal – Hey Jackass — That Is An Average Of More Than 5 Carjackings Every Day — IN THE DEAD OF WINTER — At This Current Daily Pace, Chicago Would See 1,887 Carjackings In 2022 — A New All Time Record
She had 90%+ support in the very communities she refuses to prosecute for crimes. The rest of the country refuses to vote Republican because racism or something. She blew past her three challengers in the primary – two of whom were white – and cruised to reelection.