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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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It may turn out to be a long battle. When Jeff Davis ordered Beauregard to open fire on Fort Sumpter, Lincoln fought back. What do we think Trump will do with Pritzker?
Um, no.
No? Trump won’t fight back? He seems to have done so in L.A. and set up to do so in D.C. The issues to me are Pritzker’s threat and what happens if ANTIFA takes up the challenge. If he/they do[es]n’t back down and Pritzker encourages violent resistance or if the Woke forcibly resists on the streets, I think Trump will do the Lincoln thing. The premise here is that Chicago’s situation is out of control. CTU isn’t violent yet. But if immigrant rights advocates “burn baby burn” we either surrender the streets or use countermeasures. Everything with Trump is the… Read more »
I just meant that I don’t think it will come to that, and need not.
Correction: Sumter (no P). THOSE thoughts I agree with. Perhaps Pritzker didn’t mean what he said (or implied) and IF the Fed’s appear and IF Pritzker (or Chicago police) can keep the demonstrations peaceful the guns on the scenes can be kept holstered. Probably no place other than Vegas that one can bet on the outcome.
“Democrats, posture for the next election” is more like it.
“the governor of Illinois and a tier-one 2028 presidential contender”
Really? Last I looked at the polling results for Dem POTUS contenders JB the Hutt either didn’t show up at all or got, maybe, 2% support at best. If that’s “tier one” I’m Miss Universe. 🙂
DJT is a genius for saying he might walk away from JB and Chicago. Why give these lunatic Dems something to talk about and why would JB give citizens any sense of security? Dems could probably help themselves by taking away the SAFE-T act.
“Why give these lunatic Dems something to talk about”
Well, now they can talk about how JB was strong enough to stand up to Trump and make him back down
Trump didn’t solve squat in DC.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/assessing-claims-about-the-reliability-of-d-c-crime-data/
Just you wait. The numbers are already proving the usual lib fibs that farcecheck.org puts out. Zero murders for an entire week in DC was unheard of, now its a reality. The one thing that scares you libs most about President Trump is that he’s effective and his policies actually work. Nothing frightens you libs more than the NPC figuring out that the Dems have nothing to offer but fear itself.
“Zero murders for an entire week in DC was unheard of, now its a reality” Unheard of? lol. Earlier this year before the takeover, DC experienced two different 7 day periods that didn’t have a murder. In fact, from February 24, 2025 to March 13, 2025, there were zero murders in DC. That’s 16 days without a murder and 4 days more than Trumps 12 days. 2024 had 3 different 7 day periods where they went without a murder. Clearly this isn’t “unheard of”. No reason to lie or be lazy about the facts. The murder rate per number of… Read more »
Instead of working with the federal government to reduce crime for all Chicagoans – even for JB’s beloved criminal illegal aliens – the Pritzker for President 2028 Campaign is wetting their pants for the media attention and a chance to one-up Newsome.