Posted on 10/04/2009 8:58:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
California's sale of short-term notes late in September, which the Journal on Saturday said provided funding to tide the state over until revenue picks up, was well received by buyers, particularly small investors. See the MarketWatch account of the sale.
Investors should be cautious about investing in the bonds, the Journal reported.
The state budget deficit is $7.4 billion for the next fiscal year; it may be double that a year later and run up to $38 billion by 2013, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer estimates, according to the paper.
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
check the comments ,...and scroll dowm to the joke about the Texan, the Californian and the Nevadaen out riding their horse...bit funny.
California's answer is to borrow more money. Is their bond rating down to C yet??
In just a couple of years their state bonds could be junk status
Seems pretty stupid to buy bonds from a bankrupt state :-(
A Texan, a Californian, and a Nevadan were out riding their horses.
The Texan pulled out an expensive bottle of whiskey, took a long draught, then another, and then suddenly threw it into the air, pulled out his gun and shot the bottle in midair.
The Californian looked at the Texan and said, “What are you doing? That was a perfectly good bottle of whiskey!! The Texan replied, “In Texas, there’s plenty of whiskey and bottles are cheap.
A while later, not wanted to be outdone, the Californian pulled out a bottle of champagne, took a few sips, threw the half full champagne bottle into the air, pulled out his gun, and shot it in midair.
The Nevadan couldn’t believe this and said “What the heck did you that for? That was an expensive bottle of champagne!! The Californian replied, “In California there is plenty of champagne and bottles are cheap.”
A while later, the Nevadan pulled out a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. He opened it, took a sip, took another sip, then chugged the rest. He then put the bottle back in his saddlebag, pulled out his gun, turned, and shot the Californian.
The shocked Texan said “Why in the hell did you do that?”
The Nevadan replied, “Well, in Nevada we have plenty of Californians and bottles are worth a nickel.”
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2 hours ago+1 Vote (1 Up / 0 Dn)
Request sentthe user or whatever you want to call her Indebted2u called me worse. ROFL If I could only publish the woman hate mail I get lol Women think they can pregnant over the internet. DamnYankee gets together with Indebted2u and I am a goner-throw those two in your dungeon except you might not be able to trade them off.lol
jst decided to take back my pity vote
Vesta numbers?
And then the state can borrow billions more to fill those schools with teachers and other government workers. Eventually the state will be one giant combination High School, Welfare Office and Prison.
is dead and the article on the MW website seems to have been overlaid....
They had Radio Ads working this afternoon on at least one radio station here in Los Angeles.
Yes but the weather is great.
Arnie, Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, Waters....
Bankrupt ideas, from bankrupt people fro a bankrupt state bankrupting America
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Fewer and fewer conservatives everyday are living in Califorkinititsdoneia
And the few of us left are looking for the market to firm up enough to get the heck out.
Texas-bound as soon as I can.
and you are welcome here, the other kind can stay in Zombieland
No sane person would buy these bonds, you are better off trading with Mister Madoff at his new office.
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who would buy this garbage (aside from ‘the taxpayer’ through TARP banks)?
Ask the all the illegals for their spare change.
I’ve been hearing the radio ads for these bond sales and it makes me not want to ever buy another bond again. The sales pitch totally sounds like a used car salesman. They talk about no “upfront” fees and tax deferrment, which means they’ll slaughter you at the tail end when you want to cash in the bonds.
Hey Ahnold... no thank you!
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