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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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Good. If a 25 year old with no college but is a wiz at developing software can pull down upwards of 100K, then so should a cop. College doesn’t give someone talent, ambition and the love for the profession outweigh what college provides. College doesn’t necessarily make a good cop.
I have a degree in Poetry with a minor in Music Appreciation I would make an excellent street cop.
It might be wise to watch the movie Serpico to see what happens when unqualified recruits get into law enforcement for all the wrong reasons. Much of the world is known for its corrupt local police forces taking bribes to look the other way or shaking down non-offenders for a few pesos which is something our first world police forces mostly avoid. Try bribing a cop for a traffic ticket and see where that gets you – a trip to 26th and Cal. Chicago’s police might not decline to third world level corruption but my guess is that the SJW’s… Read more »
How low will the standards have to go to attract candidates? This is a self fulfilling prophecy, as unqualified candidates will be hired, resulting in bad decisions at critical moments, followed by protests and cries to defund the police. Rinse and repeat. Big blue cities in flames, pictures at 11:00.