As of today, feb 18th, Illinois has had my 2009 income tax refund of $275 for one year.
A dentist friend of mine tells me that the state owes him from 3 years ago as a result he does not accept state patients anymore, these aren't just welfare reciepents but some were state workers.
He now treats some indigent patients on an emergency basis only and does it for free, not bothering to bill the state.
Gas stations around my area have prominent signs displayed saying that they will not accept state of Illinois credit cards, those signs have been up for years. Illinois may well be the worst state in the nation about not paying its bills. Maybe some Californian can tell me if its worse in their state.
Wow, no, I live in L.A. and haven't seen anything like that. Of course, it wouldn't surprise me if it began soon, but so far we're okay. I'm a teacher and we are facing a lot of cuts and furlough days, but I think most of us understand that it's necessary.
States governers are being forced to reconcile taxes coming in against expenses. Unfunded federal mandates are killing state budgets and they can’t print money like the feds.
The governners in Wis, NJ, Ohio and others are facing reality that they don’t have the money. But the people who’s income is dependant on govt money aren’t willing to face that same reality. The obama “stimulus” money was intended to delay this event. Most of the money went to city and state governments to bolster the payroll expenses. That money is gone and the bills are due.
The public service unions and others who live off our tax money are about to have the rug pulled out from them.
This is cloward-piven in action. Collapse the system. And being done on purpose by the gangsters in this administration. Their operational principal is to never waste a crisis so they are intentionally creating a financial crisis in order to take advantage of the situation. This started with Barney Frank and Chris Dodd and has taken on a life of it’s own. Even if obama wanted to stop this, he can’t. It has started and we will have to live through some tough times until it can get sorted out.
Still hard to believe that this is actually happening in our country, but given who populates the democrat party, it makes sense.
Kind of wordy I know, but that is the way I see things.
We have an interesting situation here in a small Black run and populated town named Prichard...it's surrounded by Mobile, Alabama.
Prichard is so broke that they quit paying their retirees almost two years ago. Now, apparently one of the retirees is running a small business out of his house and the city just cited him for not having a current year business license to do so.
He said, "You send me my check and I'll sent you yours."
No kidding. I love it!!!