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Will California become America’s first failed state? | World news | The Observer

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2009 | no comment 
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Los Angeles, 2009: California may be the eighth largest economy in the world, but its state government is issuing IOUs, unemployment is at its highest in 70 years, and teachers are on hunger strike. So what has gone so catastrophically wrong?
But the state that was once held up as the epitome of the boundless opportunities [...]

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Meltdown 101: California’s budgetary troubles – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in July 1st, 2009 | no comment 
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California’s budget shortfall isn’t just an abstract problem involving some out-of-whack numbers. It’s a serious crisis that’s threatening to hurt people in the wallet — in July alone, the state is talking about handing out $3 billion in IOUs to everyone from contractors to welfare recipients.
How exactly did California get into this mess, and what [...]

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