Day: July 2, 2017

Illinois Financial Disaster: Clean Up Your Own Damn Mess – Stump

Comment: I like disagreement from people I respect, as Mary Pat Campbell does here. However, she didn’t answer the challenge at the end of my article, which is to describe a solution that doesn’t include bankruptcy. Further, I’ve always made clear bankruptcy is a bad option. That’s not the question. It’s about whether it’s the only option. As for whether the rest of the country should support bankruptcy for Illinois, I’m fine with letting them vote in their own self-interest. Illinois is a drag on the national economy and on safety net programs. What’s going to cost the country less?

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