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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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Who?
Himself is questioning the location. Ya know drivebys and raging gun battles. The foundation will fold to the friends of the park. Himself always hated Chicago. The revs always treated him as a disdainful dandy. His monument in a crime ridden park; no that won’t do at all. Michelle got a new black satin pirate ship gown to wear!
who cares?