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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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Get the snow plows lined up side by side and let them roll…
Tolerance for this nonsense began with the “mostly peaceful” protests that were anything but “mostly peaceful.”
So, why not more? No consequences for any misdeeds in Chicago anymore.
Circling the drain.
Any Trump fans want to comment on your point of view that J6 was okay, too, for the same “mostly peaceful” reason? Personally I’m okay with denying Trump the Presidency for truly promoting the violence of that day and the threats against the peaceful transition of the highest political office we have. As he said so enthusiastically in advance “it’s going to be wild”! Now, doesn’t that alone suggest his knowledge of the general pre-planned aura and political purpose of that day? This Chicago event is but one more example of how something initially appearing peaceful can turn uncontrollably wild.… Read more »
Yeah. Right. Sure.
Your “Probably not” parting comment was meant to be dismissive and disrespectful. That appears to be your MO, James.
The J6 riot was wrong – not going to find too many people who would disagree.
Amazing the aggressive response by the DOJ after the J6 riot, but nothing after the summer of 2020 chaos and destruction? Yet the aggressive response failed to arrest and prosecute Ray Epps, a filmed provocateur.
Get the shameful similarity?
I believe you do, but your politics may be over powering your reason.
Hardly any Wirepoints commenter other than me is ever dismissive and disrespectful? That’s not how I interpret numerous commenters’ remarks, and to me it’s become somewhat de rigueur here. Polite discourse in America is nearly dead when politics is discussed, and any Wirepoints newbie will see that immediately. But, that’s probably also true for nearly every other political forum in this era, I suppose. The art of gentle persuasion is giving way to people choosing to buy weapons to bring their viewpoint to those who disagree. America is becoming ever more hostile to opposing points of view.
I largely agree, James. Tribalistic thinking rules the day. I would say, however, that you see it more in comments on any site than it probably exists among the general public. Commenters are typically angrier, more outspoken and more disposed to one side or another than most folks. In my view, today’s progressive left should get far more blame for tribalism and division, which is among the reasons I despise today’s progressives. Their strategy has clearly been to identify particular grievance groups then stoke division over them. They’ve very deliberately torn the nation apart, betraying what liberalism earlier stood for.… Read more »
I appreciate your remark to the effect that commenters on political forums tend to be more consistently strident than likely is the case for the public at large. I agree, and its a good reminder to all of us as I see it. As to the rest I have no axe to grind there and will let it stand unchallenged.
The very famous cartoon:
In my response written only a few minutes ago I should have said my “probably not” remark was aimed not at you at all but at the “any trump fans” whom I had addressed at the outset. Actually, while it was not apparent to you I was agreeing with you and castigating “any trump fans” who approve his despicable words and actions while often castigating the same things done by others elsewhere as your example provided.
Seek help for your TDS. It is very unbecoming.
Trump is even more unbecoming!! I wouldn’t vote for him for any office whatsoever. His whole aura is disgusting.
WOW!! Shut down LSD for a couple hours and only 2 protesters arrested only to be released a couple hrs later. And probably no charges filed. And no coverage in local press??….unbalivable
“Shut down LSD for a couple of hours and only 2 protesters arrested, only to be released a couple hrs later. And probably no charges filed. And no coverage in local press?”
Had the same group attempted to shut down an abortion facility or a pediatric “gender” clinic for a couple of hours, you can bet they would have all been arrested and charged with multiple felonies and the local press would be screaming their heads off about it.