Rahm's Plan for Chicago - SPEND!!!
- He has big plans for the second term he fought so hard and spent so much to win.
Get high-speed rail from downtown to O’Hare Airport started.
Bring top chefs’ restaurants to O’Hare’s domestic terminals.
Build a shared police and fire training academy.
Possibly clean house at the Chicago Board of Education in the face of an ongoing federal investigation.
Usually when you're out of money, you stop spending it. At least until you know the next check is on the way...or cleared. Not this money manager though! He knows best!
His Sun Times Q and A is an eye-roller:
His Sun Times Q and A is an eye-roller:
- Q: The wording of the Supreme Court ruling was so strong. Haven’t you lost your leverage with police and fire unions?
A: I’ve said since Day 1 . . . that this day of reckoning was gonna come. We can’t put it off. Which is why I went so hard on getting both Laborer and Muncipal [pension fund reforms] done. And we are having right now healthy discussions with police and fire on how to resolve their pension security needs in a way that does not unfairly burden taxpayers.
Dean, you reading? Even the media acknowledges Rahm lost leverage. You damn well better be bending him over a barrel and hold him to the law passed in Springfield. Rahm has no power to adjust the pension - it's State Law, backed by the Illinois Constitution. We certainly hope that retirees don't have to sue the FOP for negotiating something that is supposed to be legislated.
- Q: If you’re wrong, what happens?
A: I’m not gonna go in to court tactically with a public position, “The mayor says, ‘If we’re wrong here . . .’ ” But more importantly, we don’t believe we’re wrong.
Q. You must have a Plan B.
A: We believe we’re right. . . . I don’t think it’s the appropriate thing to discuss a Plan B while you’re going to court on Plan A.
Wow, no Plan B. That is a forward thinker boys and girls. You just can't get that type of leadership anywhere...it's a special kind of Chicago-stupid, like what's in the White House right now.
Here's a revelation:
Here's a revelation:
- Q: Is [McCarthy] staying for the four years?
A: Yeah.
Damn. That throws off the over/under betting across the board. In any event, go read it all. Like we said, brilliant leadership here - damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead. Rahm doesn't care if he's headed for the cliff, he just wants to get there as quick as possible.
Labels: money questions, pension
posted by SCC at 12:37 AM
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Regarding McWhisperingVoice, I believe 'the four years' is almost up. Like, any day now.
It was a fucking obnoxious and nauseating read.
The only thing Frannie Spielman didn't do was shake her pom-poms and bust some pantyless cartwheels while lobbing these open-ended soft balls at Rahm al-Ghoul...
"Yayyy Rahm!"
>Flip-Twirl!<
"Wheeeee!"
Just fucking ugh already...
Chicago media is a HUGE part of the problem.
Rahm's Plan for Chicago - SPEND
Rahm is doing all he can to "show no money" in order to get from behind that $600 million pension payment.
Chiseler...
Amusing...
Garcia took a lot of shit-talk because he wanted to look at the books before making a big splash about "having a plan."
Rahm had the benefit of incumbency.
Incumbency is not unlike taking an open book quiz
When it comes to media questions pertaining to
budget/spending/finance.
Who's laughing up their sleeve now?
Spend, spend, spend. It's only taxpayers money. There is always more where that came from. It is easy to spend other peoples money. It's the progressive way.
What a putz
Chicago Unchained,or Chicago = Detroit
Its called: "Keeping up appearances", Boys and Girls. And get Madigan in on this...he's been Senate President and its his 30th anniversary this year. Imagine that. Dumb fools, all of 'em at our expense.
He is a big spending Democrat, they all like to spend other peoples money. It's worked so well for Chicago for the past 50 years. Can you say Chi-troit?
Rahm's egotistical insanity, his my way or the high way attitude, is on full display in this article.
He's changed all right....... my ass!
He is going to fight to the bitter end before he pays the required payment into the fund in 2016. He is going to spend all the money then cry poor mouth, raise taxes to pay for it, then blame the greedy police and fire.
This little rat bastard is spending TIF's just as fast as he can.
Someone PLEASE take the checkbook away from him!
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You will be contacted with additional information.
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All who voted for him stop bitching .
How about either repairing rundown stations like 011 and 025? Or just close them as health hazards.
Cut the aldercreatures in half. Save a lot of money with that move.
Read the article. Holy cow, he lives in a fantasy world.
Expect RAHM-belina to throw out an offer of 0% in raises!
Look to 10 hour days City wide so the City can scale back manpower to bare bone numbers.
Dean... he will screw this up. Expect some lame bubble head speak and alot of "this is the best we can GET."
Rumour is once the new Malcolm X College is built in 2016 on Damen/Jackson the police and fire are going to take over the old college for a combined police/fire academy....
Why get rid of McCarthy, you don't get a new lap dog after the old one is well-trained
Arrogant as always! What else did you expect SCC? He can build a train to airport p not talking about the billions his thief buddy Daley gave away,stole, that block 37 hole in the ground, billions for a not needed train found! Nothing for police pensions, Keep busting you ass coppers make him look good,as he takes away everything you earned!
Liked how he says he was investment banking guy! Just like his pay Hillary made millions on futures yep the Chicago way!
Can the FOP make a unilateral decision to give up what we've won in court?
Detroit police and fire didn't give up A THING and they are still getting their benefits. Even after Detroit declared bankruptcy, police and fire pensions/benefits could not, and were not, touched.
Hellooooooo Dean!!!!!
"Après moi, le déluge"
rahm wants each fund to be able to declare bankruptcy.
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
He has no problem whatsoever spending like a Daley to get his legacy going. Rather than fund obligations (pension), he taps more funding for pet projects. How does a top chef improve anything at the airport? Why would anyone want to save 10mins getting to the airport on the CTA, to get to a restaurant? Apparently he never been to Ohare. The lines are long, gates are disorganized and the food is...there. He hasn't even finished Daleys Ohare expansion money pit.
Ridiculous. And the voters spoke.
- and by the way...wasn't Shields supposed to hold Rahms "feet to the fire"? How did that turn out ?
Guys, like it or not; there is a bankruptcy in Chicago's future. Wait until after the new fiscal year has begun.... The fact is the debt and pension issue is too big; and growing.. a property tax increase is not enough... Believe it or not, the ball is in the mayor's court... he files for bankruptcy, the slate will be wipe clean.. Federal rules will overtake all things state/city/county... Then..., then, economic growth will happen - companies will come... Gov employees will be affected the most... you can thank the officials you have elected and kept in office... Dried you clean... there should be term limits in Illinois.... sad what the pols have done here...
How can the FOP bargain away our Constitutionally protected Pension rights?
liberals like to spend money, particularly other people's money...
The man never learns and as for Dean you got him now don't loose him I'm retired and I've known you a long time stand up to this guy.
The man never learns and as for Dean you got him now don't loose him I'm retired and I've known you a long time stand up to this guy.
the state supreme court has almost forced the legislature to propose a constitutional amendment to deal with the issue.
perhaps what madigan and company had in mind all along.
He's been spending like a drunken sailor for years now.
He won't contribute to our pensions until he gets the pension reform that HE demands ..... but he'll spend, spend, spend on any and everything else.
Nearly (50) shot in one city within a three day span. June, July & August should be interesting.
I don't give one flying fuck if the public despises us for having to pay what's due. They hate us anyway.
The job of the FOP as I see it is to educate the public on how it's not OUR fault they have to pay, but the POLITICIANS fault for not paying their bills when they were due. The political spin on how greedy public workers are is pure bullshit to anyone who knows the facts. But facts don't come from politicians, or the media. Political spin on their corruption and waste comes from them. FOP better take out some editorial space and air some ads showing the dumb sheep how they got screwed not by us, but by the hacks they elected.
Just a reminder for those who don't know the extremely tight and orchestrated web spun by Cook County/Chicago Democratic Machine...which includes RINO's (Republican's In Name Only). This following text is an excerpt from Greg Hintz at Crains circa March 2013:
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....Which leads to a tale of Mr. Rauner's involvement—perhaps unintentional, perhaps not—with Stuart Levine, the notorious political fixer, federal felon and corrupt Springfield insider who helped bring down Rod Blagojevich, whose old job Mr. Rauner is eyeing.
In testimony during the 2008 trial of Blagojevich pal Tony Rezko, Mr. Levine and others said Mr. Levine had had a $25,000-a-month contract “consulting” for CompBenefits Corp., an Atlanta-based dental and vision benefits company once known as CompDent. According to its website, CompBenefits at the time of Mr. Levine's contract principally was owned by four private-equity firms, including GTCR LLC. Mr. Rauner, a founder of GTCR, is the “R” in the acronym.
Mr. Levine said his job was to get work for CompBenefits through whatever means were needed, including payoffs. A 2005 Sun-Times article says the firm then held contracts covering tens of thousands of workers at Chicago Public Schools and with the state.
Mr. Levine testified that he'd paid a bribe to obtain the CPS work, worked with insiders Bill Cellini and Ed Vrdolyak on other deals (both men later were convicted in unrelated federal cases) and plotted with Mr. Rezko to get work with Cook County via Orlando Jones, a key insider who later committed suicide.
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Investors can get entangled in
all sorts of things.
Messrs. Levine and Rezko eventually went to prison on other matters, and prosecutors never took any action on CompBenefits. Perhaps that's because they could not corroborate Mr. Levine's testimony, or perhaps it's because some major figures were going to prison anyway. I don't know. Neither do I know whether Mr. Rauner or GTCR knew the details of what the firm was up to prior to the federal probe.
But I do know that Mr. Rauner, GTCR and Stu Levine had another interaction. That came in 2003, when the board of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System—on which Mr. Levine served—first tabled and then approved GTCR's bid to get a $50 million investment from the giant pension fund.
According to a Sun-Times account, the bid stalled at the board's February 2003 meeting after Mr. Levine objected but then was zipped through in May, when Mr. Rauner attended the board session. Now-retired TRS Executive Director Jon Bauman corroborates the gist of the newspaper report. He adds that he believes the February flop mostly was because of a bad presentation by GTCR but also says he does not know the particulars of Mr. Levine's motives.
CompBenefits was acquired by Humana Corp. in 2007 for $360 million. In a statement, Humana says only that it “has never” employed Mr. Levine and “takes compliance and ethics very seriously.”
GTCR has had no comment but notes that CompBenefits said at the time of the TRS story that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Mr. Rauner, who might be able to answer questions about when he knew what, how long Mr. Levine was on the payroll and what kind of corrective actions GTCR might have ordered, hasn't been available to comment himself. A spokesman, Chip Englander, did release a statement saying GTCR began to do business with TRS “long before Mr. Levine entered the picture.”
The statement adds, “It's no surprise the long knives come out against a private citizen who's considering running for governor and bulldozing the insiders and failed policies of Springfield. Bruce has never been accused of wrongdoing.”
I'm certainly not accusing him of wrongdoing. But if he wants to be governor, I suspect he's going to have to say a lot more about how he and his firm did business in the state of Stu Levine, Tony Rezko and Rod Blagojevich.
Hmmmm????
I just hope that there is a judge with a reasonable amount of common sense that will see through the devious nature of our Mayor.
And here is an excerpt from Business Insider John Carney showing how "it all works"...
...Barack Obama's new chief of staff spent two years working as an investment banker in Chicago. Wassterstein Perella paid Rahm Emanuel $16.2 million and made him a managing director, despite the fact that Emanuel had never held a job outside of politics before. So what did he do to earn that kind of pay day?
"He was a highly-paid deal-maker who enriched himself by using his government connections to enrich big business," Tim Carney writes. (Disclosure: blah, blah, blah, brother.)
From the Washington Examiner:
One of Emanuel’s two biggest deals never would have happened without government pressure. When telecom giant SBC bought fellow telecom company Ameritech, SBC executives intended to hold onto Ameritech’s home-security company SecurityLink.
But Bill Clinton’s Federal Communications Commission insisted that federal law required SBC to sell the security company. Clinton’s old right-hand man, Emanuel, happened to be working on behalf of a venture capital firm called GTCR Golder Rauner that wanted to buy SecurityLink from SBC. The government pressure helped Emanuel get his clients a good deal, as the Tribune tells the story:
“Under a regulatory deadline to divest itself of SecurityLink, SBC financed all but $100 million of GTCR’s $479 million purchase of the firm. Less than six months later, GTCR resold the company for $1 billion, earning a quick $500 million on its investment.”
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/11/how-rahm-emanuel-earned-16-million#ixzz3aVn0Ybj5
That's weird...familiar names and companies... DON'T WE WANT TO KNOW?
"...it's State Law, backed by the Illinois Constitution..."
How does this argument hold up when there simply is no more money left in the coffers? Conjure it up out of thin air?
Better wake up...
Maybe we can borrow from the welfare system. They seem to have plenty of money.
Time to cross train all new police and firefighters . All new work 12 hour shift , two firefighters at each fire house and when the alarm goes off assign two beat cars to assist .
5/18 7:18-YES! & if you can, please ask FOP that important question tomorrow @ the regular meeting. This has to be answered "for the record" Deano.
Rahm will file for bankruptcy protection before the end of the year when the 450 million dollar check is due. Detroit set the precedent. All bets are off when you file bankruptcy and all contract are null and void. Don't believe me google what happened in Detroit.
What do most people do right before they file for bankruptcy protection? They go on spending sprees. Rahm will never pay that money to the police and fire pensions.
5/18/2015 08:10:00 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
No go. The park district wi be taking over about 75% of the functions. Unit to go bare bones and be respnsible for only dead body recoveries. All "rescues" to fall under park district since they are trained for rescues and to more fully take advantage of their full time year round life guards.
Rahm will not disclose plan B because he doesn't have one.
He's hell bent on getting pension "reform".... remember the we gotta learn how to bleed comment he's made?
If the courts strike his "reform" down, and they basically already have, then he'll cry poor and threaten bankruptcy.
This guy is a major league asshole who's always despised his public servants and is constantly trying to fuck us out of our well deserved pensions.
Guys, like it or not; there is a bankruptcy in Chicago's future. Wait until after the new fiscal year has begun.... The fact is the debt and pension issue is too big; and growing.. a property tax increase is not enough
That will never happen.The city is going to have to open their books and show where all the money is going.U cant cry broke if u have $1.4 billion in a TIF fund.U will have to sell all ur assets. city has a lot of assets that we don t even know about.And i m sure DALEY and his henchmen will do all they can to keep from havimg the FEDS look over the last 10 years of his accounting methods.
OT
Did anyone catch Dean Angelo and Ray Casiano try to pull a fast one this last newsletter? One of their campaign pledges was to reduce the pay for president and Vice President. They say they reduced the dollar amount but ray still receives captain pay. Angelo saves the lodge money but still collects the difference in disability pay from pension board. They come from the same school of Mayor Emmanuel: say something enough times and people will believe it. Not everyone is dumb boys. You better bring proof on your next roll call speaking tour boys!
What happens if our cocksucking mayor fails to put the half billion into out pension systems.
Plan B is bankruptcy...personally I would think it would be in your best interest to help solve the pension fiasco. The hard line stance probably does not end well because once it ends up in bankruptcy court the state constitutional protections cease to exist.
Rahm will NOT put much money into pension funds!
Rahm wants the Pensions to go broke!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
"...it's State Law, backed by the Illinois Constitution..."
How does this argument hold up when there simply is no more money left in the coffers? Conjure it up out of thin air?
Better wake up...
5/18/2015 12:36:00 PM
REDIRECT IT.
A hundred million on the first phase of the Bloomingdale, uh, 606, uh, whatever it's called this year, Trail.
The proposed Englewood Trail, at double the cost of the 606.
Another fourteen miles of bike trails this year at 100,000 a mile.
Boathouses at a million a pop.
Indented pavement-scaping at thirty thousand per intersection.
The Obama High School. How many tens of millions?
'Honorary' street signs, lane-eliminating obstructions / flower planters on our most congested streets, full City subsidies to Divvy, a new express commuter train to O'Hare, free college tuition...
Just like in my household, you defer the 'wants' because you have to pay for the 'requirements'. Can someone PLEASE snatch the credit card from Rahm's spendthrift hands!!
As long as the spendin' is on Englewood and West Side childrens. 'they're on future.' Pour millions into feeding, babysitting, 'job-training,' mentoring and 'behave yourself after school programs.'
The Rhode Island Supreme Court stated in Arena v. City of Providence, 919 A.2d 379, 389-390 (2007) that (a) the plaintiff retirees were not members of or represented by unions; (b) the plaintiff retirees are retirees and, as such, cannot be treated as employees as the United States Supreme Court found in Allied Chemical v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 404 US 157 (1971); and (c) the plaintiff retirees do not share a “community of interest” with active union members as current union members and retired members could have adverse interests. Note that these assertions were within the context of the Firefighters union attempting to “arbitrate” the COLA fight with the City. If the Court found the retirees to be union employees, the COLA benefits would have been arbitrable. The Court did not find the retirees to be union employees nor represented by the union and, as such, the dispute was not arbitrable.
Past Precedent- FOP bargained rights of the pension fund contrary to the law when FOP " forgave" 23 million contribution. Watch this come up in any court challenge.
Pensions by middle-class workers is the problem?
Check this out.
(Bloomberg) — John Cahill, who agreed to sell Kraft Foods Group Inc. to H.J. Heinz after just a few months as chief executive officer of the macaroni-and-cheese maker, is entitled to a $19.9 million golden parachute.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Job Opportunity
Looking for off-duty Chicago Police Officers only to work restaurant security in the downtown area on Saturday nights for excellent pay.
Must be responsible,reliable, and consistently available each month. Must be available all summer and able to start immediately. Limited spots available.
If interested, please email your name, contact number, and a brief description of any previous security experience you may have to sidejobnow@yahoo.com.
You will be contacted with additional information.
Remember, off-duty CPD only. Thanks
5/18/2015 05:52:00 AM
Remember, get copy of their ten million dollar indemnity insuranve policy and also a signed contract that, regardless of their indemnity policy, that states that they are responsible for any and all lawyer fees that you might stilled be forced to pay regardless of what their policy states. It also wouldn't hurt if you would "incorporate" yourself separately.
Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
HEY! Are you suggesting marines are all short guys?
Anonymous said...
"...it's State Law, backed by the Illinois Constitution..."
How does this argument hold up when there simply is no more money left in the coffers? Conjure it up out of thin air?
Better wake up...
5/18/2015 12:36:00 PM
The intelligent already have. See, your problem is you too believe the bullshit and lies foisted off on the people of Illinois and Chicago... you know... the lies that they're both too broke to pay what is constitutionally owed.
What you and basically all the other undereducated know it alls fail to realize or purposely fail to address is the:
1. Deliberate actions taken by the legislature to give away billions of tax dollars every year to the freeloader corporations in this state while they hold the state and it's actual taxpayers hostage with their bullshit threats of leaving to go bankrupt another state with their freeloader demands of forcing taxpayers to line their investors pockets with our tax dollar profit.
2, Deliberate actions of the City of Chicago to divert tax revenue AWAY from it's lawfully intended purpose which is to pay for the services this city is mandated to provide for it's inhabitants.
No state in this country CAN file a bankruptcy. This country and it's federal government (owned by the anointed rich of this country) will never grant states the authority to go bankrupt. See, what you fail to understand is that just because the government WANTS the entire country subservient to government doesn't mean countrywide austerity and financial collapse is the preferred way to get there.
This country cannot afford to become the last entity to collapse among the world. This country has blown it's own bullshit horn for hundreds of years as being superior to all others. Failure, as in allowing financial collapse is NOT going to make the rich any richer. In fact the opposite will happen and there'll be nowhere for them to hide if they allowed it.
So it's YOU who need to wake up churl. This state can NEVER file bankruptcy. Chicago will not EVER be granted to proceed into bankruptcy because no plan can ever be presented to a court that can hide all the assets and financial income this city already has to pay it's debts.
Learn about municipal bankruptcy. Learn how a bankruptcy occurs and how the control procedures must be followed. Then learn what an "asset" is.
Then think again about whether Chicago can actually get a filing past a judge anywhere in this country, The short answer is NO.
But you keep reading the script for them. They'll con you all into giving away what's yours so the rich can keep lining their pockets with the skim from YOUR taxes that THEY don't pay.
Telling the stupid they're broke by deliberately cutting services to prove it are what cons the stupid.
Keep being stupid.
Chicago has the lowest credit rating of any city in America
I'm a French model and I saw on the internet somewhere that rahm stated he was going to pay the full pension amount required by the State in January of 2016. So, don't worry;all is good!
chitcawgo not broke , rahmmie boy put air conditioning in every public school , built new schools , created a deputy chief of caps right before election , pays district commanders deputy chiefs pay yep that's exactly how you tighten the belt when broke
Build a Las Vegas style huge casino . People will come from all over. Big bucks guaranteeed.
I work to much and I want to start taking up crochet so I need to change my hours. Since it's ok for softball can I join tact so I can change hours to do crochet?
Off Topic but Safety Related...
DNA: DO NOT ANSWER Calls from 646-612-3456 (Manhattan NYC). It is a scam claiming to be from Microsoft.
After Rahm spends Mo Money he'll go to B plan.
Outta Chicago to Washington.
SeeYa Suckers!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Time to cross train all new police and firefighters . All new work 12 hour shift , two firefighters at each fire house and when the alarm goes off assign two beat cars to assist .
5/18/2015 12:50:00 PM
Great idea. You softball. I think your alarm is constantly going off. Hear those bells?
When does McCarthy hit his 4 year anniversary?
Job Opportunity
Looking for off-duty Chicago Police Officers only to work restaurant security in the downtown area on Saturday nights for excellent pay.
Must be responsible,reliable, and consistently available each month. Must be available all summer and able to start immediately. Limited spots available.
If interested, please email your name, contact number, and a brief description of any previous security experience you may have to sidejobnow@yahoo.com.
You will be contacted with additional information.
Remember, off-duty CPD only. Thanks
Anyone who would randomly submit their information to a random e-mail address is nuts!!
Add to "5/18/2015 02:12:00 PM Anonymous" comment about open books: The former Administrative Assistant at the academy somehow left for CALEA-Land with 4 yrs. worth of records "missing". If you want to investigate missing city property, there is a good place to start looking. The DC is too weak and pre-occupied to bother...
As someone posted, Chi-troit, that's the movie Spike should be making.
The best part about Federal Bankruptcy court is state law means nothing.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
No big secret park district and fire will take care of lake duties, airports are going to have dept of aviation police armed Cpd will be back in districts,even though there are not many airport coppers there!
Guys Chicago is what 22 billion behind in pension debt,the TIFS are worth 2.1 billion....we are screwed.
Why is it the dogs can organize with Social Media and cops can't? Take your complaints to the streets. Organize marches on City Hall. For Heaven Sake do something!! We love you guys.
Not a Cop!!
Quit talking bankruptcy you city hall trolls. Never gonna happen. Why? Because in bankruptcy court, the books are open and all secrets are exposed. The court must approve ALL expenditures. That means THE END of pinstripe patronage.
5/18/2015 08:10:00 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
They are short. And will be losing more for retirements or promotions. Who knows when they will take more.
"...it's State Law, backed by the Illinois Constitution..."
How does this argument hold up when there simply is no more money left in the coffers? Conjure it up out of thin air?
Start by cutting all the abuses with LINK - you got Arabs loading up Carts of snacks and pop at Jewel - only to go sell it at their ghetto stores for all profit. Remember when they wanted to put a picture on the Link card as a form of ID? They said it would be too embarrassing ? Billions wasted on this program. Fix all the Fraud programs - before u start blaming pensions -
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Guys Chicago is what 22 billion behind in pension debt,the TIFS are worth 2.1 billion....we are screwed.
5/18/2015 09:54:00 PM
No, the city is 3.1 TRILLION behind in pension obligations. Wait, wait, it's 500 quadrillion! Could you stop pulling numbers out of the sky? It sounds stupid. It IS stupid.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
When does McCarthy hit his 4 year anniversary?
5/18/2015 07:33:00 PM
Sworn in 15 July 2011
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What happens if our cocksucking mayor fails to put the half billion into out pension systems.
5/18/2015 02:40:00 PM
Sales tax revenues and certain other funds, like grants, that would ordinarily go to the City will be withheld and placed in the pension fund until the required dollar amount is reached, according to the State law that mandates the 500 million dollar payment.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
No big secret park district and fire will take care of lake duties, airports are going to have dept of aviation police armed Cpd will be back in districts,even though there are not many airport coppers there!
5/18/2015 09:52:00 PM
Obviously, you don't know what DOA does (or doesn't do).
Job Opportunity
Looking for off-duty Chicago Police Officers only to work restaurant security in the downtown area on Saturday nights for excellent pay............
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Hmmmm.. sounds like restaurants are hurting.
Saturday night is a prime night, but don't expect me to come downtown - that's LONG over.
It's just not the threat of crime happening. Crime already occurs with outrageous parking costs and super sales tax.
So even if the restaurants do hire you, I won't be there.
I am not going to pay $50 for parking or 10% sales tax. Right there is highway robbery. The crime has already happened.
Check out this old link people..There are also related links to see..Santos was RIGHT!!
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-23/news/9104050614_1_pension-funds-four-pension-santos
CompBenefits took over our dental for a while, maybe still. I spoke to my dentist about CompDent. Dentist told me "pretend you don't have dental insurance." It's that bad. Only increased benefits once in 29 years. I had implants done, I paid for them myself. City sucks.
Police are the dogs in the eyes of the public. This will only change when one thing happens. The next 9/11. It's unfortunate but true.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Add to "5/18/2015 02:12:00 PM Anonymous" comment about open books: The former Administrative Assistant at the academy somehow left for CALEA-Land with 4 yrs. worth of records "missing". If you want to investigate missing city property, there is a good place to start looking. The DC is too weak and pre-occupied to bother...
5/18/2015 07:37:00
Ok if true will commander be stood up at Comstat and will iAd investigation open? If political connections nothing will happen!
To the poster looking for coppers off duty sure I will send my information to blind email did you need my address and social security number also? Asshat!
As a business owner, when costs go up, prices go up and pass the costs on to the customer. That's common business practice, if it costs residents more money for protection, then it costs more !!! We pay more for a gallon of milk, a gallon of gas and a burger at McDonalds. If we need to raise taxes to pay for premium protections, then raise them !! Its not like we are talking about Andy Frain security guards.
Hahahaha,what happened to all the Rahm supporters here touting all his bullshit during the election?
The politicans & media are entangled in an eternal ass-eating "69", forever dining from each others mud-trough & then extending a salutation with a deep throated tongue kiss.
"Après moi, le déluge"
5/18/2015 07:46:00 AM
Rahmulan for "here's the lube"?
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
No big secret park district and fire will take care of lake duties, airports are going to have dept of aviation police armed Cpd will be back in districts,even though there are not many airport coppers there!
5/18/2015 09:52:00 PM
Obviously, you don't know what DOA does (or doesn't do).
5/19/2015 12:58:00 AM
Doa department of aviation police, they are a unit went through same academy as Cpd does, but they are certified state of Illinois certified officers,have to qualify every year but cannot carry a weapon on duty, but can carry off duty you cant make this stupidity up! Hey we're at 1 time department of aviation security then police now.
You can't reform what can't be deminished but can change the outcome of future hires and how they will invest for their future but by doing this your cutting your nose to spite your face because future hires put into existing fund,just reach in your left pocket and right pocket and pay the bill,quote from training Day!
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is the Marine Unit short guys? Does anyone know if they are going to fill vacancies or if many are retiring soon?
5/18/2015 08:27:00 AM
No big secret park district and fire will take care of lake duties, airports are going to have dept of aviation police armed Cpd will be back in districts,even though there are not many airport coppers there!
5/18/2015 09:52:00 PM
Obviously, you don't know what DOA does (or doesn't do).
5/19/2015 12:58:00 AM
Doa department of aviation police, they are a unit went through same academy as Cpd does, but they are certified state of Illinois certified officers,have to qualify every year but cannot carry a weapon on duty, but can carry off duty you cant make this stupidity up! Hey we're at 1 time department of aviation security then police now.
5/19/2015 01:17:00 PM
Is that what Jimmy Maurer wanted to do before he was fired for some made up aviation officials lies?
Rahm my be bettng on Federal Bailout like they did for the Savings & Loans and the auto industry.
It may be a last bit for the Messiah BHO and something to help swing Hillary. It could also come with a lot of strings attached, like Chicago taking another ten or twenty thousand ObamA refugee kids and putting all employees on Obamacare.
Federal Bailout, to the Democommunists it only means running the printing presses a little overtime.
Is that what Jimmy Maurer wanted to do before he was fired for some made up aviation officials lies?
5/19/2015 09:13:00 PM
I thought he was fired for pushing (battery) some female employee.
And yet everybody said Rahm was the best choice because Jesus Garcia did not have a solid financial plan! Well let's see how this plays out. I just don't understand how everyone thought things were suddenly gonna be different. Clueless!!!!
.....Get high-speed rail from downtown to O’Hare Airport started.....
The CTA already tried that, remember the female motorman that tried to run the train up the steps right to the gate?????
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