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Official warns Illinois finances in ‘massive crisis mode’
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| 17 June 2017
| Sara Burnett
Posted on 06/20/2017 1:47:02 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Hyman Roth
“Wait till they start paying for Paris Accord”
Yep - if they would just commit to “going fully green” they would be out of this mess pretty quickly.
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posted on
06/20/2017 2:55:55 PM PDT
by
jonno
(Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
To: Presbyterian Reporter
A BIG part of the problem in Illinois is that the state constitution was partially re-written in the 1960's and included some language that state employee pensions could never be reduced. So they just go up and up.
The current set of politicians in charge of Illinois keep sniping at each other but nobody is talking about how to get that language in the state constitution changed. I don't know if a bankruptcy judge could force that to happen. I guess we will have to wait until a critical mass of grown-ups are in charge in Illinois before any real solution can be reached.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:01:04 PM PDT
by
Bernard
(Hillary, who killed Seth Rich, and how much did you pay them to do it?)
To: Lorianne
‘We are in massive crisis mode’ the General Assembly and the governor don’t understandRauner has been trying to lower spending. Its the Dems who are fighting him EVERY step.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:16:01 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Parley Baer
Except for a massive tax increase.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:16:37 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: Lorianne
They can just print money and if that does not work simply raise taxes.
...or they can reduce their spending to match their income.
To: Zuben Elgenubi
“It’s the unfunded public service employees umion (sic)pension costs that’s burying the state.”
That’s a major part of it.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:39:38 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: Lorianne
Official warns Illinois finances in ‘massive crisis mode’
They need the Imposter former POTUS to bail them out!!!
Good luck on how that goes!!!
No wonder 50% of the folks in the state of Illinois would like to move out to a better state!
To: jeffersondem
Rise taxes? Illinois has about the highest taxes in the nation.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:41:49 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:48:54 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was ObamaThanks surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: Lorianne
I have made it a policy for the last few years to spend zer0 in The sick State of Hussein and Blago.
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posted on
06/20/2017 3:49:54 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
To: Huskrrrr
“I’m sure there is still money available for transgender bathrooms.”
LOL! But, of course!
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posted on
06/20/2017 4:20:17 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: Bernard
Federal law supercedes state law and state constitution. A federal bankruptcy judge can set EVERYTHING aside.
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posted on
06/20/2017 4:24:26 PM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
To: VanDeKoik
“Split the state up.”
Wisconsin calls DIBS on the land that runs along the Mississippi River...and about 100 miles east of it. Great for tourism, great for Ag! :)
DIBS!
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posted on
06/20/2017 4:25:02 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: ought-six
“Rise taxes? Illinois has about the highest taxes in the nation.”
Yes! Raise taxes. Until it runs out their ears.
If it kills the state, it kills the state.
Other states with sane policies will benefit.
If you live in Illinois, I’m sorry. Move to a safer state. There is no telling what is ahead for people who continue to live in Illinois.
To: Lorianne
34 comments and no one has said it yet?
Unexpectedly!
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posted on
06/20/2017 4:28:15 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(CNN IS ISIS.)
To: Lorianne
Tell the retired public servants to go door-to-door and demand money for their $100,000 retirement packages. See what happens.
To: Lorianne
Tell the retired public servants to go door-to-door and demand money for their $100,000 retirement packages. See what happens.
To: Lorianne
Tell the retired public servants to go door-to-door and demand money for their $100,000 retirement packages. See what happens.
To: sergeantdave
Sorry for multiple posts. FR is acting nutty tonight.
To: jeffersondem
Yeah, I live in Illinois, and if you excise Chicago from the state Illinois is RED!
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posted on
06/20/2017 5:48:01 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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