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“In Illinois, we grow at least three times more pumpkin than any other state,” said Mohammad Babadoost is a professor of plant pathology at the University of Illinois. “One time I calculated, the pumpkin industry – in my calculation – is over a $200 million industry in Illinois.”
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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How long before Springfield targets this niche industry for destruction?
A good Illinois story. Thanks for highlighting, WP.