So says the Champaign News_Gazette and reprinted by the JSEB today. "As circumstances now stand, Illinois backlog of unpaid bills is more than $5.5 billion, ip $1.3 billion over the past THREE months.
But the numbers are probably worse than Republican Comptroller Judy Topinka reports because not all unpaid bills have been submitted to Judy's office for payment.....When Medicaid and unpaid state obligations are considered, Illinois' estimated bill backlog at the end of the quarter rises to more than $8 billion".in the red.
So here we sit in a "world class" city per Henry Hollings, in the middle of a Democrat controlled 'going bankrupt' state. (And before the Democrats, a corrupt Republican Governor)
Part of a rapidly growing problem was reported by the JS on 4/19/2012, "Report lists high Illinois pensions (per Taxpayers United of America) showing that of the top 100 pensions in the State Employee Retirement System, 84 are state troopers or correction officers and 28 of those retired at age 50 with pensions or more than $110,000 a year."
Card carrying union members or strong union supporters dominate many of the elected boards who union bosses threaten to vote them out of office if they don't vote to increase salaries thus greater pensions and other benefits. Elected boards set ridiculous rules like earnings of the last four years of employment determine these outrageous pensions.
If I ever move, it will be to a right to work state and if Obama is reelected, I may move to Somali where the inhabitants understand that almost all those in charge are corrupt and hire their relatives, competent or not.
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