[Oldeconomybuyer]

Union riots start at 7AM tomorrow.

[Lurker]

They cut nothing.

[cripplecreek]

With the most-broken state employee pension system in the nation – some $100 billion in arrears.

Makes Detroit's $20 billion seem pretty insignificant.

[dynachrome]

“increasing state contributions”

Higher taxes on the eeeeeevil rich, no doubt.

[Obadiah]

Illinois, a staunchly blue state with a strong labor movement...

I think I see the problem here.

[jonose]

Well now we know a City can file for bankruptcy.
What happens when a State files for bankruptcy?

[andyk]

We will bail out the “pensioners” as they say in the old country, and once again there will be no consequences to bad behavior.

[Dapper 26]

Hawaii’s solution to their problem, as bad as any state, is to fund pension and benefits FIRST, starting in 2020.....when our current crook will be termed out of office - he’s already bought his next election by lavish state union increases. Not much about this in the slavish press. I guess, starting in 2020, we eat cake.

[esoxmagnum]

“Illinois, a staunchly blue state”

WRONG

Look at any map of Illinois voters and you will see we are a RED state, but Chicago and Cook county cancel out the whole rest of the state. Well, and Springfield, which has about 200,000 Gub’mint workers (exaggeration).