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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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Arne’s parents should have named him Arse. That being said, is fatherhood, work, responsibility and avoidance of single parent homes included in his violence prevention efforts?
Arne Duncan needs to move to the West Side, walk the streets after dark, then get back to us on his violence prevention techniques.
Really stunning. These folks think the Police officers are going to extend themselves to proactively do anything? If they do, and someone doesn’t agree with their methods…that officer is personally liable and will be prosecuted. Why the hell would any Police Officer extend themselves beyond answering calls in a reactive mode. The City, County and State leaders are not supporting them. This isn’t about money – it is about support to let them do the job. Police work can be pretty ugly, dealing with violence caused by criminals. Most people don’t want to see it, but in this day of… Read more »
Let me get this straight. The Governor, Mayor, Chief Judge and DA hamstring the police, and these two nimrods wonder why more arrests aren’t made and cases cleared? I hope they both need a police officer to assist them in the near future.