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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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Hmmm….Chicago is a union town. Could it be that these workers are undercutting union workers? Could that be the issue here?
If you are not happy with your job prospects go back to where you came from … and on your way back to wherever that might be, thank a Democrat for setting you up for failure.
Legal residents and citizens don’t have this problem. Try doing it legally next time.
Hmm…..day labor….is that a new progressive euphemism? Old Joe used to work days and he parked his car in the company parking lot.
…the women and other migrant workers at the Home Depot say security is unlawfully interfering with their rights to seek work.
But these workers are here unlawfully! Thanks, Democrats & Democrat voters!
=. But unlike publicly funded hiring halls in California and Texas, where day laborers can safely connect with contractors and negotiate pay rates=
Yea, ILLEGALS