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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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Accurate headline should read “Democrats Deliver Gobs of Goodies, Pork and Free Stuff Now That Meanie Poo Rauner is Gone”.
Like spoiled children, the Demcrats of Illinois embark on a wild spending spree now that their credit card has been restored to them. They had a four year backlog of wishes to fulfill. Disgusting.