Fact check: If Illinois put pension reform on the ballot, Illinois residents would overwhelmingly vote yes. But, Pritzker enjoys personally fucking Illinois Home-owners for his union buddies. So, he will do anything in his power to prevent that from happening.

1. Summary of the results

The data strongly supports that Illinois residents would indeed vote in favor of pension reform if given the opportunity. Multiple sources confirm this:

• 56% of Illinoisans support amending the state constitution for pension reform ^[1]
• This support reaches 61% across party lines, with 66% of independents and 60% of both Republicans and Democrats in favor ^[2]
• A concrete example shows Barrington Township voters approved a pension reform referendum by 73% to 27% ^[3]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The pension crisis and reform situation is more complex than presented:

• Illinois faces a severe pension crisis with $212 billion in unfunded pension liabilities ^[4]
• The state has the second-worst funded pension system nationally at 49.5% ^[4]
• Governor Pritzker's position is more nuanced than suggested:
• He actually opposes a union-backed pension reform bill due to its $30 billion cost through 2045 ^[5]
• His administration wants to bring Tier 2 pensions into compliance with Social Security standards while avoiding tax increases ^[6]
• The state faces a $3.2 billion deficit, making any reform financially challenging ^[6]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several misleading elements:

• It incorrectly portrays Pritzker as favoring unions over homeowners, when in fact he has opposed union-backed pension reform due to costs ^[5]
• The characterization of Pritzker's motivations is unsupported by the sources, which show his resistance is based on fiscal concerns:
• His spokesperson explicitly stated he "will not support any pension proposal that is credit-negative or threatens the State's balanced budget" ^[5]
• The statement oversimplifies a complex issue where:
• 52% of residents identify high taxes as the top state issue ^[7]
• 47.8% would move out of Illinois if given the opportunity ^[7]
• Multiple townships are seeking non-binding referendums to address the crisis ^[8]