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To: FairOpinion
Good Point!

What happens when a state goes into bankruptcy?

23 posted on 12/17/2003 11:08:15 PM PST by Major_Risktaker
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To: Major_Risktaker
What happens when a state goes into bankruptcy?

That is exactly what needs to happen to California, and the sooner the better (and the cheaper for the rest of us). I believe that what would happen in the event of bankruptcy (or imminent bankruptcy) is similar to what happened with places like New York City and Philadelphia. It is called a "bailout" and it comes with an "oversight committee".

The "oversight committee" essentially then does what the legislature does not have the ability to do - - control spending. The committee takes over the purse strings while the Democrat legislature does things like allow 12-year-olds to get abortions without parental notification, etc.

31 posted on 12/17/2003 11:18:21 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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