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Title: Avalanche of City Debt Downgrades and Eventual Bankruptcies Coming Up; Numerous Cities Bankrupt Over Pension Promises
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MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis
URL Source: http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogs ... rades-chicago-debt-citing.html
Published: Jul 19, 2013
Author: Mike "Mish" Shedlock
Post Date: 2013-07-25 13:05:55 by We The People
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Views: 1597
Comments: 2
Yesterday Moody's downgrades Chicago's credit rating, pension debt to blame. Chicago's credit score is on the way down. The city is getting a small down grade from Aa3 to A3, because of the city's pension problem.
Avalanche of City Downgrades Coming Up
Moody's Investors Service says it's making the move because of "formidable legal and political barriers to pension reform" in the state. The downgrade affects $8.2 billion in debt and means it will cost the city more to borrow money.
According to Moody's Chicago has $19 billion in unfunded pension liability and faces a "tremendous strain" in meeting their budget and paying law enforcement.
With the bankruptcy of Detroit and numerous cities in California, it will not be long before the rating agencies downgrade city debt en masse.
Zombified Cities
There is absolutely no way Chicago, Oakland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, LA, Houston, and numerous other cities can meet pension obligations without a major restructuring of promises.
Given that public unions seldom if ever agree on even the smallest of pension concessions, expect many of those haircuts to happen in bankruptcy court.
This article regarding the bankruptcy of Stockton, California shows why bankruptcy is inevitable: Federal Bankruptcy Court Lets Stockton, California Cut Retiree Health Care Benefits
The bankruptcies in California cities and Detroit provide a backdrop of what's about to happen. In the meantime, expect an avalanche of city debt downgrades.
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#1. To: We The People (#0)
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It seems likely that the fedgov will attempt bailouts to save the bureaucrats pensions. The D&R crime family will become even more ruthless in their thievery. Too big to fail, or some such BS?
Indeed. The surest indicator of future behavior is past behavior.
The D&R terror cell hates us because we're free
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
It seems likely that the fedgov will attempt bailouts to save the bureaucrats pensions.
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