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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: airboy on May 14, 2015, 01:35:48 PM

Title: Chicago Bonds = Junk
Post by: airboy on May 14, 2015, 01:35:48 PM
The City of Chicago (Obama's Home Town!) has had its bonds reduced to "junk" status.

Why?  Huge debt.  Stupidly expensive pensions.  Total union and Democratic control for decades.

But read for yourself:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/05/13/following-city-chicago-public-schools-credit-rating-junked/

Maybe Chicago will go to Venezuela or Greece for stupid finance lessons.
Title: Re: Chicago Bonds = Junk
Post by: Martok on May 14, 2015, 03:13:13 PM
Honestly, I'm surprised they weren't already at a junk rating. 

Title: Re: Chicago Bonds = Junk
Post by: LongBlade on May 14, 2015, 03:21:06 PM
Yup. And their school bonds were dropped to junk today.