Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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This JB is slimy!
This is just a comparison. Meta (Facebook) value went down almost $220B this morning. Largest loss in history. That value was enough to get all Illinois pensions to 100% funded.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-poised-suffer-largest-one-122010583.html
Will this happen to someday to the overall markets? If and when it does how will that affect funding levels?
When a politician is talking he is lying. If he was stating the facts he would be out of a job. For example, what no politician ever going to admit to you about cryto currency is that most of them have a ceiling, a maximum supply. You cannot just “issue” new coins the same way you can with money or stocks (so as long as stocks exist Meta is going to be OK, they can manipulate a lot of things to rebound). Hiding the facts is a form of lying, so do not expect JB to worry about the credibility… Read more »
Lying with numbers! The Democrat motto.
Math is rarely a politician’s friend.
Instead of honesty, we get a math shell game.
Vote the bum out!