it's a bid deal to the extent that its extent boosts risk premiums,
making the states' financial situations even worse.

On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Max Sawicky <[email protected]> wrote:
> US State govt debt is no big deal. The real issue is the revenue
> crash and employment drop from the recession.  Debt service
> has first dibs on revenue, often by law or even state constitution,
> otherwise for all practical purposes, and is not a big share of
> budgets. The problem is the recession occasioning attacks on
> services and pensions, combined with inadequate Federal
> anti-recession aid.

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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