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Congress considering bankruptcy option for states, not just cities

By Steve McGough / January 20, 2011 /

Those of us who have even a brief history in business economics understand you can’t make promises that are unsustainable. You’d have to be a fool to make a business decision now, that would result in undetermined future liabilities decades in advance. That’s exactly what our municipalities, cities and states have done.

State pension funds are ready to implode (Update)

By SoundOffSister / February 18, 2010 /

As a follow up to one of Jim’s topics on Thursday’s show, what follows are the grim details.  State governments are looking at a $1 trillion shortfall between what they have promised state employees in retirement benefits, and, what the states have set aside to pay for those  promised benefits.  But, should any more bad…