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Mayoral challenger Paul Vallas said the CTU is behind the bogus lawn signs popping up around the city. The Vallas for Mayor signs include a red box that says, “MAGA 2024,” invoking the Trump slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
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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Although I dont live in chicago, whoever wins has work to do.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/chicagos-public-pension-system-owes-more-debt-than-44-states/
The funny thing is that so many believe the sign rather than researching the candidates.
What red blooded American does not want to make this country great again?
It all depends on what you consider ‘great.’
Fools think what they are doing is making America great: diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Dirty Politics in the Chitty of Chicago?
The Chitty was built and destroyed by dirty politics.
Note to Vallas – Time to put out the Brandon Johnson Defund the Police Lawn signs.
Excellent summary by Jim Sweeney- a union guy who is telling it like it is. When a trade union officer in Chicago tells you the city is broken and on the wrong track, you know it is bad
Almost none of trades union guys live in city unless they work for water dept /streets & san, etc