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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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Hmm, I though courts were concerned with truth…….
Nope, courts have never been concerned with truth. They’ve always been concerned with justice, which is why lady justice is blind weighing the scales. Justice according to the commie-progressive is very, very different than what our forefathers believed. The founding fathers believed, as has thousands of years of western civilization, in judging the individual based on his own actions. But commies, though, believe in something completely different. They believe on judging individuals based not on their actions, but rather, social justice, which includes the sins of their ancestors, the sins of the societal system they participate in, and in many… Read more »
I like your prose.
Thanks, I’ve gotten pretty good over the years of writing three to four short poignant paragraphs. I hope I am informative!
Here’s a pronoun for ya, Hey Asswhole!
Use the pronouns, bigot, or be disbarred.
Violent crime running wild in Chicago and the politicians are worried about someone being called he, she, them, they, it? Another example of what idiots are running the government.