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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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JB actually believes his own BS. Sorry Jabba, the Jedi mind tricks don’t work.
“ I promise you..” from XXXL is akin to a promise from Lucy not to pull the football away from Charlie Brown as he winds up to kick it. This clowns failed promises and outright lies could fill volumes.
Yep……….so vote him out……never want to see him Run for Pres.
The only thing he can assure you of is RISING TAXES…….. ETC.