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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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Racism and fear?
In my wildest imagination I don’t see racism in the Rittenhouse trial. A white person defended himself and shot three white people. Where’s the racism?
Fear? Fortunately 12 brave jurors stood up to fear and acquitted. They showed that the system does work.
I’ve read speculation that if Rittenhouse were BIPOC he wouldn’t have been acquitted. Bull! The evidence was overwhelming in favor of self defense. There’s a reason justice is blindfolded.
My heartfelt thanks to the 12 brave men and women on that jury.
They aren’t the only ones who won’t give in to racism and fear. Recent elections showed that. Keep beating that drum Jesse, or have the two guys holding you up beat it for you. If the Feds want to pursue Rittenhouse it will only make things worse for Brandon.