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"I think it's stupid," one Metropolis resident said. "I've worked for the system for 28 years, and I think it's about the dumbest thing Illinois has come up with so far."
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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“Liberals think public safety should be like a sporting event: The Police v. The Criminals. Unless the guilty have a decent shot at getting away with it, where’s the fun? The rules have to be modified to make the game more thrilling. High-tech subway cameras are like spitballs. Hey, no fair! It’s cheating to have cameras.”
Ann Coulter
I think its great, being a NWI resident why would any criminal want to come over here where there is more law,and order, and constitutional carry
Voting for democrats has repercussions. Crime, child molesters, inflation, high prices; need I go further? Anyone running for office as a democrat is simply looking for easy stealing and the ultimate prize; insider trading!