Top 10 from Thomas Sowell:
1. No solutions, only trade-offs.
2. Scarcity rules economics.
3. Knowledge reveals your ignorance.
4. Truth helps people; flattery doesn't.
5. Who decides > what is best.
6. Procedure > outcomes for bureaucrats.
7. 'Progress' often ditches what works.
8. Unaccountable power is reckless.
9. Preferences turn equality into 'discrimination'.
10. Intellectuals excuse socialism's flops.
Key books: Basic Economics, Knowledge and Decisions.
John Kitover Chicago Mayor 2027 https://t.co/cRUVeAGlhP Day #1 Cut Property Taxes 25% for All Chicago Home Owners. Day #2 Stop 🛑 All Paid Street Parking Taxation & Sue the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for Fraud. Day #3 Remove All Bump Out Corners & All Bike Lanes. Day #4 Suspend the Safety Act & ReArrest All Criminals on Ankle Monitors. End Ankle Monitors & No Cash Bail. Day #5 End All Seasonal & Parking 🅿️ Towing & Impound. Sell the Impound Lots to Real Estate Developers. Day #6 Create 3 Special Economic Zones in Chicago Free from 10 Years of Taxation. https://t.co/ZOHk9I7RCs
🗳️ No Apology 👄 Pray To God 🙏 It was Racist White Men ♂️ that did this because of Racism & Lack of Investment. Progressive Taxation will solve the Crime. Guns are just Mental Health crises from White Racism. 🤡 🌎 @JohnKitover_
🗳️ No Apology 👄 Pray To God 🙏 It was Racist White Men ♂️ that did this because of Racism & Lack of Investment. Progressive Taxation will solve the Crime. Guns are just Mental Health crises from White Racism. 🤡 🌎 @JohnKitover_
**Chicago's unfunded pension liabilities (city's 4 funds + teachers') are ~$53 billion as of late 2024 data.** The four city funds alone were ~$36B.
**Illinois state's 5 pension systems: ~$144 billion unfunded (FY2024/2025 per COGFA/Illinois Policy).**
**Aggregate IL state + local public pensions: estimates top $200 billion unfunded** (Reason Foundation and similar analyses of all state/local plans).
Dividing the broader ~$200B+ figure by Illinois taxpayers (roughly 6-7 million income tax filers) lands around $28k–$33k per taxpayer. Chicago's overall financial burden is cited at ~$42k per taxpayer in recent Truth in Accounting reports. Numbers fluctuate with actuarial updates and markets—Illinois Policy Institute has the detailed breakdowns.
Chicago is $240 Billion+ in Debt? @Grok What is Chicago's Total Pension Liabilities? What are the State of Illinois total Pension Liabilities? What are the total aggregate of Chicagos Pension Debt, All Municipalities, Unions, & the entire State of Illinois Pension Liabilities? Divide by Per Tax Payer? @Awake_IL@ilhousegop@illinoispolicy@chicagomayorjon@JohnKitoverIL