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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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I think that it is time for the Reds to be forced from office not loyal Americans…
Does anyone else agree?
The Dupage county board did not elect this sheriff so they should go pound sand!
Leftists hate the constitution
I hope he does not give in or make any concessions. Folks, this is what we are in store for. The hysteria over abortion rights in the November 2022 election gave us this. Perhaps voters should do their homework on the background of the candidates running for office. I’ve resided in DuPage County for 30 years and have steadily watched it turn into Cook County 2.0.
He is standing firm and holding the line! He needs anyone in Dupage County to send an email supporting him. He is up against a den of vipers.
These lunatics are out of their minds. Simply virtue signaling to their minority base of radical woke Marxists. They like to get attention at any costs, even if it means making fools of themselves in the process.