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“Even though there have been a number of stakeholders that have been working on preparing for this, the implementation of this really falls on the backs of the state’s attorneys, and the process of detaining people is still up for discussion,” said Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos.
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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Now the fun really begins. Let the criminals run wild in the streets. This is an experiment in stupidity. Illinois the home of the mentally challenged. Run for your life and I mean it for real. The streets are not safe now, just wait and see what happens next.
And when they limit us law abiding citizens ability to protect ourselves via CCL…
It’s “fight or flight”…
For those of us not trained for the ‘flight, flight seems to be the wise choice. 104,000 Illinoisans recently fled – more will surely follow.
Sad for the city and state I have loved to lose so many citizens. Perhaps a pipeline from the southern border might improve those numbers. Perhaps Texas should begin shipping ’em north on trains? Buses can’t carry enough.
Stupid chickens.