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Guitar_Man Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:8,526 Points:126,430 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 4:13:34 PM Ignore Guitar_Man Report Abuse Congrats to Illinois...now the state with the WORST credit rating in the union! (A minus) (Maybe the just need to raise taxes, again, huh?) Anybody care to guess when the US Credit rating will, once again, be downgraded? (I'm predicting later this year....or next if it takes that long to hit $18 Trillion in debt.) Illinois’ credit rating downgraded; state drops to worst in the nation

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Congrats to Illinois...now the state with the WORST credit rating in the union! (A minus)

(Maybe the just need to raise taxes, again, huh?)

Anybody care to guess when the US Credit rating will, once again, be downgraded? (I'm predicting later this year....or next if it takes that long to hit $18 Trillion in debt.)

Illinois’ credit rating downgraded; state drops to worst in the nation

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teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 12:32:24 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Illinois has the worst credit rating of any of the 50 states. You can defend, obfuscate or deride as you see fit. The fact remains the same. Credit agencies base the rating on the likelihood that debt will be repaid based on past and current policies, not whether it's a blue or red state.
mudtoe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,474 Points:1,286,415 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 7:55:26 PM Ignore mudtoe Report Abuse Maybe Rahm Emanuel will try to strong arm the rating agencies like he's trying to do to the gun manufactures. mudtoe
YDraigGoch Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,346 Points:86,435 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 7:33:03 PM Ignore YDraigGoch Report Abuse Actually, if Illinois had raised taxes like New York did, they would not be so far in debt, if at all. But in all fairness, the depression has left all funds with absolutely pitiful outlays. .2% interest on a fund that once paid 6% is certainly going to run up debt. Unless, of course, you are suggesting that the state would be more pleasing to your tastes if they simply told all the retirees their contracted retirement is no longer valid. Thanks for all your work, now go p--- off? Is THAT what you are suggesting? On the other hand, the stock market is doing just fine. You know, the place where rich people put money? Does that mean anything to you? Rich get the gold mine. Working people get the shaft? Oh, I forgot. You are speaking for the right. There is no way you could understand that. Right?
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:26,558 Points:2,899,170 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2013 9:10:42 PM Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse I think any lower, and that would be junk bond status! I can't wait for my own state - California, the land of fruits and nuts, to be downgraded to junk status. It ought to happen before that idiot Jerry Brown gets out of office. Maybe it will make our fool liberals to think first before spending more.