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To: george76

I don’t think a state can go bankrupt?


12 posted on 05/18/2015 10:26:50 AM PDT by Beagle8U
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To: Beagle8U

States can not legally go bankrupt under the federal bankruptcy laws, but they can become insolvent when they can not pay their bills.

Municipalities and other organizations can legally go bankrupt.

Second, Federal bankruptcy laws can be changed ?

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-07-20/state-cant-declare-bankruptcy.html


13 posted on 05/18/2015 10:40:44 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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