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Mark joined Faune Riggings of 960 KZIM to talk about how taxpayers are set to pay out four times the amount needed for Chinese-linked Gotion to build an EV battery plant in Manteno, Illinois, why six congressmen are pushing for a federal review of the deal, why the media refuses to cover the issue, and more.
Read more of Wirepoints’ Gotion coverage HERE.
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 because they want you to believe they’re doing what’s best for you. A bunch of people are gonna line their pockets from this endeavor, that’s not best for me.
While Pritzker Wants A Dirty Deal With The Bloodthirsty, Genocidal Chinese Communist Party — For An Illinois EV Battery Factory — Ford Pauses Construction On A Michigan Battery Plant Linked To Chinese Communist Party – Breitbart
Smoke and mirrors. One way or another between XXXL comrade Pritzger and Witless in MI, it will happen. Meanwhile, stay tuned for a promo for whatever crap we’re airing tonight and a feel good story about a puppy.