The Empire Strikes Back: Union-Supported Bill to Lien State Cash for Pensions Passes State Senate

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anono
10 years ago

I did look at those guaranty provisions. As I lawyer, I would say that if this was done in the private sector they would likely be invalidated as fraudulent conveyances or preferential transfers. With no state bankruptcy possible that cannot happen through the normal process, but perhaps there is a common law notion of fraudulent conveyance that should apply. Other creditors should be screaming.

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