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xchrom

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2. i've posted several articles about the cities going bankrupt and states fiscal woes.

Reply to cali (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 10:20 AM

Jan 2013

it's a problem -- and revenues are going uncollected-- not just by the federal government -- but by states and locales through tax, breaks, give aways, etc.

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Blue States� Fiscal Woes Test Obama [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

one of the very worst articles I've ever read. the contortions of the author cali Jan 2013 #1

i've posted several articles about the cities going bankrupt and states fiscal woes. xchrom Jan 2013 #2

Didn't CA get there by way of an anti-tax movement? union_maid Jan 2013 #3

absolutely. xchrom Jan 2013 #5

Blue states also get less for their tax dollar than the red ones do. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #4

i'd love for that to happen. xchrom Jan 2013 #6

Connecticut gets $2 for every $3 it pays to the federal treasury krispos42 Jan 2013 #7

+1 xchrom Jan 2013 #8