Moody’s warns of growing liquidity pressures for Illinois – Reuters

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Bross
7 years ago

Lisa, the entire Gen Assembly are not adhering to the Illinois constitution. Please put them all (include the governor) on notice that the state police will be throwing them all in jail. They are not fulfilling their oath of office…

J.A. Herzrent
7 years ago
Reply to  Bross

Why not borrow from the pension funds themselves (rather than from the reserve fund) in order to pay current state employees. Then the pensioners would have both a contract right AND a promissory note to collect on!

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