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At the Chicago protest, Ald. Jessie Fuentes called the National Guard troops in Illinois a “Gestapo” force before the crowd.
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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Arrest protesters for blocking streets and emergency vehicles. Isn’t that what protesters were complaining about in Broadview about the fencing? Protesters need to stay on sidewalks and not block streets.
At least the journalists actually spoke with the demonstrators to get some insight about why they say they are demonstrating. I wish they had asked whether they’re being paid, but most likely there’s no direct payment.
“most likely there’s no direct payment” based on what? And who would “direct payments” come from? I bet the protesters/rioters are getting paid with cash and dope.
That POS he/she needs to study civics again . Federal law supersedes state law . His a$$ should be in jail for obstructing ICE AGENTS .
Well the civil war was exactly this, the states lost to the federal government.
I have a feeling Jesse Fuentes ward has alot of illegals in basements.
The astroturf operations are soon to be exposed, along with who is funding.