IL Gov. Employs Cartoon Python, 'Squeezy,' to Explain Public Pension Crisis

Seventy years of promises. $96 billion in unfunded liabilities. One giant orange snake.

In a new social media push by Governor Pat Quinn to present a “plan” to deal with Illinois’ pension crisis, this video introduces “Squeezy, the Pension Python,” who balloons the Capitol dome with his coils, representing the burden public workers’ pensions place on the state’s budget.