State and local governments will be facing a major reckoning after shutting down their own economies in order to “battle” the Wuhan Coronavirus.
Category Archives: debt
School District Raises Teacher Pay With No Money, Runs Massive Deficit
Many school districts in America have no economic responsibility to taxpayers. One school district in Minnesota gave teachers raises without having any money to do it. Now they face a budget deficit in the millions.
Archaic Regulation Guidelines Driving Up State Government Construction Projects
Politicians at all levels of government like to campaign on “repairing our infrastructure” and “creating jobs” through government building projects.
State of Vermont Colleges Face Deficits Because of Health Insurance Costs
The State of Vermont has a very progressive population in regards to politics that likes to lecture on policy, but can barely
New Jersey Local Governments Owe Billions In Sick Leave Pay
Decades of generous union contract policies for government workers is leaving future local government spending with flu like symptoms.
Ambulance Services Nationwide Shutting Down Due To No Money
One emergency medical service I’ve been seeing in the news and in my talks with firefighter/police officer friends is the condition of our ambulance services.
Rural Arizona County Budgets Swamped With Legacy Pension Costs
Legacy pension costs will be popping up more in local news (not national) due to waves of retirements.
Growing Pension Costs Forces Louisville, KY to Cut Police Jobs
Louisville, Kentucky city pension promises have finally come to be cashed in on and the overall budget of the city is getting hammered on it.
Indiana Spent $1.1 Million on Dead Medicaid Patients In One Year
As the political topic of more “government run healthcare” evolves, the current system is spending on dead people.
Indiana State Taxpayers Help Fund Indiana University’s “Sex Fest” Program
Taxpayers from the Hoosier state fund 17% of Indiana University’s annual budget.
