Dire States (Deep in debt, most governors will have to either raise taxes or cut spending)

The Atlantic ^ | 1/05/11 | Megan McArdle

[NEMDF]

In Omaha, as everywhere, money is a problem. So the mayor put out a budget that included something like $1.5 million to “fight truancy”. The population of the city, proper, is maybe like 400,000. How much truancy can there be? Why should the city pay for it? (My data could be “iffy” on this stuff, it is all IIRC.) Anyway, he just does NOT GET IT, and therefore a recall election is to be held on 1/25/11.

[BobinIL]

Perhaps Gov Quinn should just raise taxes in the counties he carried in the election. That would be the BLUE ones.

[teletech]

Perhaps Gov Quinn should just raise taxes in the counties he carried in the election.

Good idea!

[Buckeye McFrog]

That electoral map of Illinois is just stunning.
The average resident of your state is absolutely and
forever SCREWED by the enormous leech population of
Cook County.

[corkoman]

Holy Cow Allegra - glad i clicked to your FR home page - you picked Baghdad?? You seem to have more cahones than most i know!

[Allegra]

Holy Cow Allegra - glad i clicked to your FR home page - you picked Baghdad??

LOL - Baghdad is where I work.

The great state of Texas is my home. ;-)