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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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Almost every other state in this country has returned to normal, less the wackos in the very deep blue states. IL HB843 will provide some relief against Jabba’s endless power grab and needs to be passed NOW. Clearly the Dems in IL are in way over their head. Call your rep and tell them your opinion.
Screw JB!!!
I did not know that being “Hopeful” is a superpower. I would like to introduce our newest superhero- JB Hopefulman. A person who can accomplish anything by just hoping. I just hope my property taxes will go down.