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Republicans see disillusioned voters as path to upset in Illinois governor’s race, though many Democrats remain reluctant to switch parties
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’s an odd picture,Lori looks like she’s glaring at Arbuckle and he looks subtly amused or WTF is she talking about!
Here is the article [it is paywalled] – It is indeed a damning indictment of the current dem “leadership’: SOME BLACK CHICAGOANS HIT BY CRIME CONSIDER SKIPPING MIDTERM ELECTIONS Republicans see disillusioned voters as path to upset in Illinois governor’s race, though many Democrats remain reluctant to switch parties “CHICAGO—Many Black voters in some of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods are frustrated that Democrats haven’t curbed persistent crime or fixed the economic problems that underpin it, prompting some to weigh sitting out upcoming elections. The Republican effort to win the Illinois governor’s race this fall has centered on calling for more police… Read more »
Chicago residents lack the reasoning skills to connect the dots. The city is a lost cause. The only remaining question is how long it will take to destroy the whole state.
These voters might be skipping the mid-terms but their ballots will still be reliably counted at 96%+ for Democrats, with an errant vote for Republicans or Libertarians to make it seem not entirely fraudulent.