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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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That is obstruction of justice, go for it morons.
Protesting does not equal obstruction. I don’t agree with their protest but they have a right to do so.
What a perfect opportunity for the water cannons.
Protesting our Country enforcing its actual laws…..sounds pretty stupid when you think about it.
That seems like a target rich location for ICE to begin deportations.
“ ID’s please. And no, your hastily issued drivers license wont do.”.
I have the feeling that’s exactly what MAGA wants them to do.