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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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I would suggest if the President is going to visit the suggested places in Springfield he go during daylight hours. Springfield at night…
So if POTUS needs to “go”in Chicago – you know, No 1 or No 2 – then perhaps he can visit Pritzker’s Mansion on Astor St and “go” in one of Prtizker’s hastily reinstalled toilets after his property tax fraud scam.
Maybe President Trump can visit the mansion where the Dictator committed tax fraud
Interesting he takes the Presidents tweet of Illinois having no place to go as some king of travel info tweet.Hey Lardass, newsflash. He is talking about the state itself and its spiral into the shithole you made it. Hows those toilets doing Mr. Clean ?
The Magnificent Mile was left off the list because there are still businesses boarded up due to the rioting and looting? To pour salt on that wound the mayor initially refused extra Federal agency assistance which was offered to reduce crime. Navy Pier was left off the list because it is closed due not receiving enough traffic, not to mention someone was just shot in the head while driving their car in the area? All high school, college, and pro sports stadiums were left off the list because the Governor refuses to allow fans into the facilities and IHSA refuses… Read more »
I can’t wait to leave.
So the guy who removed toilets from his mansion to save on taxes and who was featured in the Blago wiretap job shopping is criticizing Trump’s honesty? Lol. If that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black…
Financial independence would be mine if I had $5 for every non-productive, infantile, Trump-bashing statement uttered by Jabba or Lighthead.
Talk about someone not respecting the office of the President!!.
Jag Boy offered some places taht dealt with food–look at the size of the person suggesting the places to go.
We left in 2018 We will not stay in il and be taken for a fool that still don’t have the sence to leave.They will get the super rip off tax the insane dems will vote it in in.We got a good price for the house and land in southern il in 2918.We could not get a good price today.
Wow, 2918. I’m impressed.