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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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The mental health whatever’s are refusing to respond without police escorts. So to avoid looking militant in our response we’ll call it partnering or co-respondents! They’ll be going in with those poles with a noose on the end! Badger poles!
Cops can’t wear all the hats and this program has promise … until the first mental health worker is injured or killed.
With the absolute distain that Chicagoans demonstrate for first responders, it probably won’t be long.
Do the professionals bring their sofas with them? The distraught need a place to relax and err their grievances. Maybe a Festivus Pole? Much easier to transport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTGuhioB9ZE