Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Life in "Progress" State - The Bankruptcy Edition

Wow, it looks like there's a lot of states heading for bankruptcy. Is it a coincidence that nearly all of them are hard core "Blue States"?

I don't think so............

Many say that the situation in Greece is a harbinger of what is coming to the United States. They are right. But first it will come to states like New York, California and Michigan, which are stretched way beyond their means and deeply in debt.

Until now, the problems in these states have been papered over by federal aid. Essentially, Washington has relieved these states (and the local governments they fund) of their constitutional obligations to balance their budgets by giving them welfare checks in the nick of time. Barack Obama now seeks to pass $50 billion in additional welfare to the states.


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