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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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Done with the botanical gardens! Use to be a good place to visit. Not anymore Good Luck!
Will new fees subsidize more lawn signs for guilt tripping Glencoe residents?.
Fixed The Headline
The Next Time You Visit The Chicago Bonatical Garden, The Money You Spend Will Go To Support Black Lives Matter Rioters/Looters/Arsonists
You’re Welcome
Yea OK! Why not welcome everyone into the surrounding town. The balcony climbers can join the family for dinner! You’re it!
GFYO Gardens. I am a member. When I go there, frequently, I’m often one of the few white native English speaker at the gardens. It’s the God d**n united nations there.
The Botanic Garden’s self-flagellation is simply disgusting.