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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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If there’s one thing JB loves, it’s a terminated pregnancy. He’s almost giddy whenever he talks about the extent Illinois will go to in order to keep the abortion rate way up in Illinois. Weird guy.
A famous picture of Moloch, the bronze age god of the Cannanites who demanded the sacrifice of babies. This is what he believes except that technology allows us to kill that baby in the womb instead of after birth. Because in reality, Moloch didn’t demand the sacrifice because Moloch isn’t real. They all just wanted to kill their babies and they created a god to make it acceptable. JB is the same as these bronze age heathens. He just wants to kill the babies, and makes up an excuse like “womens’ healthcare” or “human rights” or “progressive values”. But he… Read more »
Another post where you call someone else names. “but but but Mark, they called us names first.”
You really do have nothing to say.
Rodney King’s famous question rings through the decades: “Can’t we all get along?” No, Rodney, actually we can’t. Too many of us really don’t like each other. But please do try to keep the name calling down.
It’s a history lesson, you racist white supremacist.
Debtor, you are stooping to the tactics of today’s far left with that charge.
You’re not paying attention Mark. Debtsor is the same as the left in terms of his vitriol. Whenever he has nothing of substance to say he resorts to his childish rants. Although, I find it hilarious when he goes off the deep end.
Screw you baby killer