Posted on 01/11/2012 8:04:38 AM PST by blam
I think they missed a few ‘worser’ states
How many of these are Blue States?
With the exception of AZ, every one of these bankrupt states is headed by Democrats. Yet, the clueless voters will continue to vote Democrat because many of them receive the government’s hot checks.
I thought California would be #1 and it’s not even on the list.
It’s odd that 4 of these states are in New England..............
Was this one of David Letterman’s lists?
The collapse starts to domino when these states default on their pension obligations and the fedgov doesn’t bail them out.
Better have your preps in place by then.
Illinois should be the Democrat poster child for the GOP in the 2012 election. It is 100% Democrat including complete and total control of every branch of government in the state, in the largest county, and in the largest city. It is rampant with crime and corruption, high taxes, and crushing debt. Democrats and unions define everything that goes on there.
Not really...
A few years ago, Tennessee was under complete Democrat control. There was a BRUTAL and dirty campaign to force a state income tax down our throats, or the world would come to an end and the parks would close, police, fire and teachers would be laid off. The citizens, coordinated by the local (and competing) talk radio stations, rallied at legislative plaza and scared them back into their holes. Here we are a couple of election cycles later, in Republican control. We are not on the above mentioned list, no lay offs, no end of the world, but most of all, NO STATE INCOME TAX! Eat THAT dopey dims!
Arizona did NOT go for Obama.
Budget deficit?
No problem...
Just raise taxes.
/s
Bring trapped in the Red State part of Blue State Illinois is no fun. Corruption and incompetence dominate state politics and despite having some very good conservatives in the state legislature who want to do the right thing is of little importance when the agenda is set by the Democrats who are all cut of Dick Dirtbin cloth. The many good conservatives here probably can relate to what it was like behind the Iron Curtain. They just laugh when we talk about splitting Chicago off as it’s own state, claiming is is the “economic engine of the state”. Well, how long will that engine run with no damn food?
Actually the cuts to mental health treatment were insanely stupid proposals by Idiot Governor Pat Quinn and were not actually made. Even conservatives know this is not the first place to cut, yet Quinn and the Democrats used traditional tactics, then blamed the Republicans for being the bad guys. It is truly disgusting.
Nevada has had GOP governors for a while, but the downturn in NV has been led by DemocRAT-led Clark County and Las Vegas. Also, AZ had Jonathan Napolitano running it before 0bozo took it to "run" Homeland Security.
Not really...property taxes are murder up here, and they still blow insane amounts of money on public schools and public assistance. Moving vans are one of the most valuable commodities in New Hampshire right now...after last night; their value increased even more. :-)
Whoa! California? Michigan? New York?
Is California growing money?
So, according to this article, California is in better condition to pay its bills than Arizona? Doesn’t even make the list?
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