Now that Chicago's children have returned to not learning in school, we can all move on to the next crisis in Illinois public finance: unfunded public pensions. Readers who live in the other 49 states will be pleased to learn that Governor Pat Quinn's 2012 budget proposal already floated the idea of a federal guarantee of its pension debt. Think Germany and eurobonds for Greece, Italy and Spain.The newest scam to steal money from you.
Friday, September 21, 2012
An Illinois Pension Bailout? Governor Quinn wants you to guarantee his state's pensions.
The Wall Street Journal reports: