Posted on 03/22/2012 3:19:55 PM PDT by blam
10 Signs That America Is On The Verge Of A Horrible Municipal Debt Crisis
March 22, 2012
Is America on the verge of a horrible municipal debt crisis? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. From coast to coast there are an increasing number of cities, towns and counties that are rapidly going broke. Financial analyst Meredith Whitney took a lot of heat when her prediction of a municipal bond crash in 2011 did not happen, but she was not fundamentally wrong in her analysis. A horrifying municipal debt crisis is starting to unfold right in front of our eyes. It just did not happen as soon as she thought that it would.
When most Americans think of our "debt problem", they think of the federal government. But the truth is that we have hundreds and hundreds of smaller "debt problems" all across the country. In 2012, cities such as Stockton, California and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania have already defaulted and a whole bunch of other cities and towns are headed down the exact same path. Once we see the first major wave of municipal defaults, creditors will become much tighter with their money and that will cause even more municipalities to get into financial trouble. This crisis could start spinning out of control at any time.
The frightening thing is that all of this is happening at a time when we are supposed to be having an "economic recovery".
So what will things look like when the economy gets even worse than this?
If hundreds of cities, towns and counties are barely able to keep their heads above water financially right now, what is going to happen when the next recession hits?
That is frightening to think about.
The following are 10 signs that America is on the verge of a horrible municipal debt crisis....
#1 Moody's has downgraded Detroit's debt again. The following is from the Detroit News....
The city received a downgrade to B2 from Ba3 for its $553.1 million in outstanding general obligation unlimited tax debt and also a downgrade to B3 from B1 for the $486.4 million in outstanding general obligation limited tax debt. Both ratings fell two points. #2 The city of Indianapolis is facing an unprecedented 75 million dollar budget deficit in 2012. City officials are warning that there may soon not be enough money to keep the streetlights on.
#3 Suffolk County in New York has declared a "fiscal emergency" after discovering that it is projected to take on a total of more than 500 million dollars of additional debt by the end of 2013.
#4 The city of Trenton, New Jersey is so broke that it has put off buying more toilet paper for city buildings. At last report, there were a total of 15 rolls remaining and after that those that use city restrooms will be on their own.
#5 Some cities are slashing expenses dramatically in an attempt to stay afloat. The following is one example from California....
Costa Mesa, a city of 110,000 south of Los Angeles, has slashed its payroll from 611 to 450. It is selling its police helicopters and has hired a neighboring city for air patrols. It's also pursuing a controversial effort to convert to a charter city from a general law city, which would give City Hall more power to outsource more work, said councilman Jim Righeimer.
#6 In New York, state officials are deeply concerned that city and local governments are paying their pension obligations by borrowing from the state pension fund. This is essentially like making your minimum monthly payment on a credit card by borrowing more money on that same credit card....
And now, their fears are being realized: cities throughout the state, wealthy towns such as Southampton and East Hampton, counties like Nassau and Suffolk, and other public employers like the Westchester Medical Center and the New York Public Library are all managing their rising pension bills by borrowing from the very same $140 billion pension fund to which they owe money.
Across New York, state and local governments are borrowing $750 million this year to finance their contributions to the state pension system, and are likely to borrow at least $1 billion more over the next year. The number of municipalities and public institutions using this new borrowing mechanism to pay off their annual pension bills has tripled in a year.
#7 Pension problems are catching up with a lot of cities all over the nation. For example, CBS News reported recently that the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island has been forced to declare bankruptcy because of pension woes....
For years, city officials promised robust union contracts and pensions without raising revenue to pay for them. Last August, the math caught up with them. Central Falls was broke, its pension fund short $46 million. It declared bankruptcy.
"My daughters grew up here, went to school here. It's all gone," said Mike Geoffroy, a retired firefighter.
He said he could not make the payments on his house after his pension was cut by $1,100 a month.
#8 Last November, Jefferson County, Alabama filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. At the time, they had accumulated a total of approximately 4.2 billion dollars of debt.
#9 Several other U.S. large cities have defaulted on their debts in early 2012 as a Bloomberg article recently reported....
The California cities of Stockton and Hercules, as well as Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, have opted to default on some of their insured debt in recent months.
#10 In all, there have been 21 municipal defaults so far in 2012. The grand total of those defaults comes to 978 million dollars.
Of course a lot of state governments are experiencing massive budget problems right now as well.
For example, in California state government revenues for February 2012 were down by about 22 percent compared to February 2011. The state government is quickly running out of money once again, and nobody is quite sure how to fix California's rapidly deteriorating financial situation.
And we all know that the biggest debt problem of all is the U.S. national debt.
Professor Antony Davies of Duquesne University has put together a great YouTube video that shows how the U.S. national debt crisis could get wildly out of control if interest rates start going up by even just a little bit....
(Click to the site to see the video)
It is no wonder why so many Americans are so pessimistic about our future.
One new survey has found that 63 percent of all Americans believe that the U.S. economic model is broken.
Things did not have to turn out this way, but they did.
As a nation, we did not have to get absolutely addicted to debt, but we did.
Now we are going to pay the price and it is going to be extremely painful.
BTW Costa Mesa is in Orange County, not even the same county as LA, and is basically in a Republican region.
After speaking with and reading the blogs of cops, teachers, firefighters, etc. in NJ I am convinced the state and many counties and municipalities are going to literally fall apart. There is nothing you can say to a public sector employee that can convince them that there is a major problem. Cops in NJ can't understand why they don't deserve $75,000 per year pensions plus free healthcare for life all starting at age 45.
Again, a good thing.
Let the trend continue!
Bond insurers? Toast. Political expediency will be the stake through their heart. They will be forced to liquidate "assets" (debt) at bargain basement prices...leading to trouble at many banks and other insurance companies.
Oh, and all those state and municipal bonds? Those are held mostly by banks and insurance companies...and retirement plans, most of which are Public.
One big crash away from the cascade.
Don't even get me started on Europe. They have the same problem only worse. Same with Japan.
While the private sector is twisting in the wind, stagnate incomes, lost hours, slashed or eliminated benefits etc...
I know cops who retired at nearly $80,000 per year at 50 years old, with 100 percent medical for life...
This is nuts!
Or in the words of the great Dave Ramsey: “if you will live like no one else, later you get to live like no one else.”
Since technically I am a state employee (state university) they “graciously” take money from my paycheck every month to put into the State University Retirement System. I have no illusions that I will ever see that money again, because by the time I retire in 35-40 years, the government will no doubt have redistributed my wealth to someone else. So I’m building my real retirement fund from after-tax dollars, in a private bank account with a competent (i.e. non-government) investment manager!
ECB Chief Mario Draghi Says The Worst Of The Euro Zone Crisis Is Over
Jefferson County AL demographics... nuff said.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/01073.html
And there is a plan - Executive Order issued March 15, one day before the infamous Emergency Peace Time EO
Obama Executive Order: The Takeover of Municipalities Drowning in Debt!
Obama’s Executive Decree: Strong Cities & Communities - Municipality Takeover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7o1_GXA6uuQ#!
Key points from the video
White house council on strong communities
Cities towns, difficult economic challenges. There is 20.8 Trillion in municipal debt.
Municipalities go into chapter 9 bankruptcy
Contracts are null and void – police, fire, teacher
Selling off of assets begins, liquidation to pay debt
Let the federal government help you….
Federal gov has no business in state and local issues
Municipalities – Virginia Beach, VA – invested taxpayer money into a reserve, from that fund, they built the downtown area.
Federal gov let us come to your rescue
We talked about America 2050.org
Agenda 21 Forum for the Future Fully Exposed: Post Industrial World Order
This is a different one…. Dated March 15, 2012
Executive Order — Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities
Central Falls RI demographics and yes, of course there is a pattern.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44/4414140.html
how many are due to union pensions??? screw-em!!! they didn't think twice about extorting ruinous wages and pensions so we shouldn't think twice about telling them to go pound sand
better the corrupt union workers go broke than the hard working people that live there and are forced to pay their extortion
I recently read Harry Dent’s latest book, “The Great Crash Ahead”
Read “PLUNDER” by Steven Greenhut. Meticulously researched and extremely well written, an expose of the civil service
unions and how they are destroying cities, county’s, and
states.
Key West Goes Bankrupt
The city celebrated the Fourth of July, 1934, by declaring itself bankrupt. Key West surrendered all its legal powers to the state. Florida had problems of its own, so it passed the island kingdom off to the federal government.
Julius Stone Jr. was appointed to turn Key West around. He decided to turn Key West into a tourist mecca. Stone was an arrogant, high-handed administrator. Many things he did were illegal and it is apparent that he continually bypassed democratic procedures.
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Key West Goes Bankrupt
The city celebrated the Fourth of July, 1934, by declaring itself bankrupt. Key West surrendered all its legal powers to the state. Florida had problems of its own, so it passed the island kingdom off to the federal government.
Julius Stone Jr. was appointed to turn Key West around. He decided to turn Key West into a tourist mecca. Stone was an arrogant, high-handed administrator. Many things he did were illegal and it is apparent that he continually bypassed democratic procedures.
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yup...
Actually the only one I questioned was Jefferson County, Alabama. And I found the same exact site you did.
With it’s clear information regarding the ratio of local % to national % of Obama voter drones too.
And Harrisburg? WOW. Fives times the national average.
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It is said that the only places they can cut is Police and Fire….
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or Independent. This list has to shock you.
Over the years, our politicians have created this enormous pork barrel of agencies that employ over 350,000 people directly and countless more via contracts with the State. All of these people get salaries, medical coverage and pensions at our expense.
Cheers!
State government employee?
Paid enough money to save for retirement, on top of what your already getting?
Most in the private sector, are struggling just to to pay their mortgages and fill their gas tanks, millions more in the private sector lost *everything* in the past 5 years while the banks and fatcorps were bailed out.
For millions in the private sector, getting paid enough to save for requirement has become a thing of the past, if they still have jobs. Not to mention, in the private sector, most have had their health insurance, slashed or completely eliminated.
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