-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
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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Gov. Jabba, still needs to be investigated. He has overstepped his authority and trashed the Constitution.
Its all over for the Governor. The fat lady at the Opera has taken the stage.
God Bless America.
Well well well. I think this clown finally saw his political life flashing before his eyes. Too many questions about his family and covid company profits. JCAR must have read him the riot act. The people of Illinois inundated them with emails and calls. Freedom is here and his political career is out to pasture….literally
He new he was wrong so make some amends
Thank you most generous and noble Fuhrer Pritzker for allowing us to move about society and attempt to earn a living. We are fortunate and blessed for your compassionate leadership that allows us to move about freely.