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    Post  Carol Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:20 am

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    Spotted at Willowbrook, IL, Outside of Chicago


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    Post  Carol Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:23 am

    Chicago/Cook County owes $108 BILLION IN TAXES! That's over $60k PER HOUSEHOLD!
    "The average Chicago household now owes a staggering $63,525 to cover local government debt, according to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

    In comments after an appearance Tuesday before the Civic Federation, Ms. Pappas said she was "stunned" to learn that county taxpayers on the whole owe more than $108 billion toward local debt.

    The figures were derived from a recently passed debt disclosure law. Ms. Pappas said the numbers have never before been compiled in this fashion.

    "This goes well beyond big cities," she said. "These fiscal problems permeate townships, villages, school districts, park districts, fire protection districts and more, and the taxpayers are on the hook."

    Overall, she said, municipalities have $61 billion in debt. And educational districts, $20 billion. Cook County owes $18 billion, and various sanitary districts collectively owe $4.4 billion.

    In some ways, the problem is WORSE THAN IT APPEARS.. Ms. Pappas' report does not include totals from 55 of the county's 553 local units of government, which failed to report their debt figures to her."

    Can you say "insolvent"?

    http://iphone.chicagobusiness.com/index.php?CALL_URL=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110621/NEWS02/110629972/cook-taxpayers-owe-108-billion-county-treasurer-pappas-says-greg


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    With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol

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