The state is also losing children. Its under-18 population has declined by 350,000 over the last decade. Lousy schools may be driving away young families. Out-migration of young people is triggering a demographic and fiscal time bomb like the one that eventually bankrupted Puerto Rico.Imagine that.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The Fleeing Young of Illinois: Fiscal trouble looms for the state as its young adults flee.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board reports on Illinois :