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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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Mighty silly to see these mostly obese politicians talk about health. About FORCING what they consider ‘health care’ ON people, against their will.
Wonder if we should do that with the fatties, starting with Pritzker? NO more burgers for you, big guy. It’s in your best interests. Don’t be selfish, now! 😉
Needle-rape=forced dieting, amirite? One could make the argument…
Oh, they’ve made it clear: this isn’t about your health — it’s about theirs. They couldn’t care less what happens to you. They are squarely worried about how it affects them. If you are concerned about your own rights and freedoms, you are a Trumper. And all Trumpers are irredeemable. Perhaps…what’s the word…deplorable? To them, you are just a vessel of filth that they may have the misfortune of interacting with, so their mandates and lockdowns are just insurance policies for their benefit. The elitist liberal will work from home, and the billionaire leftist will fly to his island. The… Read more »
It’s about time a public employee union bullied the Democrats for something besides more money and benefits.
It’s encouraging…in an empty sort of way.
touching this law will not be good for your heath!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111