Budget trouble ahead for Illinois when federal aid runs dry, experts warn – Center Square

The report said states need to be mindful of what happens after the federal funds go dry to avoid the types of budget headaches they experienced in the Great Recession. “To help narrow the gaps, states shed almost 150,000 jobs and took actions that included Illinois borrowing $7.2 billion to cover government worker pension contributions,” noted Beverly Bunch, a professor at the University of Illinois Springfield and author of the report.
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1 year ago

The American Rescue Act was nothing but a Biden-bailout for badly managed blue states/blue cities, and a payoff for crooked and corrupt teachers unions that kept schools closed for 3 academic years.

Once that money dries up, they will look for a new way to rob the taxpayers — to subsidize their failure.

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