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To: fight_truth_decay
• Under Davis, California’s bond rating has plummeted to the lowest of any state, rating just above junk bonds.

How many states issue general revenue bonds at all?

2 posted on 10/05/2003 10:18:58 PM PDT by supercat (Why is it that the more "gun safety" laws are passed, the less safe my guns seem?)
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5 posted on 10/05/2003 10:23:18 PM PDT by cartoonistx
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I don't have an answer on that but...a definite incentive to raise taxes:

General obligation bonds (GOs)
• Principal and interest payments for general obligation bonds are secured by the full faith, credit and general taxing powers of the issuer. GOs represent a promise by the issuing municipality to levy enough taxes as necessary in order to make timely and complete payments to investors.
10 posted on 10/05/2003 10:28:28 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: supercat
How many states issue general revenue bonds at all?

New York.

47 posted on 10/06/2003 6:59:16 AM PDT by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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