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About LinkBacksJeb Bush and Newt Gingrich just published an OpEd in the Los Angeles Times arguing that states would be wise to consider filing bankruptcy to relieve their financial troubles. They cite three states, California, Illinois and New York, while failing to mention the angry elephant in the living room with similar problems, Texas.
OpEdNews - Article: Deadbeats Bush and Gingrich Say "States Better Off Bankrupt"
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Bush and Gingrich call for states to declare bankruptcy
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29th January 2011 02:23 PM #2Account Disabled
From what i can tell Texas is one of the best.
Ohio ties for 2nd place on financial condition ratings list of worst states - Columbus Government | Examiner.com
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I'm afraid when push comes to shove.
Originally Posted by scottie
I just don't know. I fear what stupid people will do on my behalf."Perhaps the earth can teach us, as when everything seems dead in winter and
later proves to be alive. " Pablo Neruda
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair
"One does not sell the earth that people walk upon." John Trudell (after Crazy Horse)
"This world we live in is but thickened light." - -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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29th January 2011 04:19 PM #4Account Disabledyou'll never know what people will do. if you did this world wouldn't be near as interesting Originally Posted by Spooky
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