Illinois Still Has Serious Fiscal Problems after December 2013 Pension Law Changes

Illinois Still Has Serious Fiscal Problems after December 2013 Pension Law Changes

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Illinois has a chronic, structural fiscal problem so huge that it cannot be eliminated by increases in economic growth alone, increases in taxes alone, or—alas— aggressive pension changes alone.

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