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Political Factoid

Cities are learning from
corporations how to abandon
their financial obligations
through bankruptcy, e.g.,
  • Central Falls, RI
    Unfunded pension obligations*
     
  • Harrisburg, PA (state capital)
    $300 million incinerator
     
  • Alabama's Jefferson County
    -$3.2- $4.23 billion sewer bonds
     
  • Detroit, MI
    after being taken over by GOP Governor.
 
* Save $2.5 million by cutting 141 retired
police and firefighter pensions.
 
cf.  2693, 3696
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