First, from the Illinois Policy Institute, who are great to follow for Illinois finance issues:| stump.marypat.org
So I’m going to do a whirlwind tour of reaction to Rahm’s pension “reform” proposal…we already know that the blitzkrieg approach failed, but that doesn’t mean the proposal is entirely dead in the water.| stump.marypat.org
Yesterday I laid out the basics of a proposed pension “reform” from Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago.| stump.marypat.org
So yesterday I laid out the general problem Chicago has: underfunded pensions and a requirement to step up contributions in a huge way in a year or two.| stump.marypat.org
And the “regretting it”, I mean is he regretting being un-booted from the ballot back in 2011, and winning the mayoral election?| stump.marypat.org