state debt and unfunded liabilities

Debt and Taxes: Arizona Taxpayers on Hook for $66 Billion Tab ...
Apr 23, 2012 . State and local governments in Arizona owe more than $66.5 billion in outstanding debt and unfunded obligations, according to official .
http://www.westernfreepress.com/2012/04/23/debt-and-taxes-arizona-taxpayers-on-hook-for-66-billion-tab-part-1/

MERCATUS ON POLICY
While the states have varying levels of officially reported debt, all share two worrisome characteristics: an understatement of unfunded pension liabilities and .
http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/publication/F111533064.pdf

Defining State Debt
To estimate what it called the "economic debt" of the states, it added up state debt outstanding and unfunded state pension fund liabilities and subtracted general .
http://www.governing.com/columns/public-finance/Defining-State-Debt.html

US debt visualized: Stacked in 100 dollar bills @ 15 Trillion Dollars ...
The unfunded liability is calculated on current tax and funding inputs, and . The greater the debt of the political state, the larger the interest returned to lenders.
http://usdebt.kleptocracy.us/

State in Dire Financial Condition; Hawaii Taxpayers Owe $25000 for ...
state's debt and unfunded obligations. The actuary report for July 1, 2009 (issued in May 2011), lists the. Present Value of Benefits for the ERS at $18.1 billion, .
http://www.topproducerwebsite.com/users/16541/downloads/State%20in%20Dire%20Financial%20Condition.pdf

Commentary: States' unfunded liabilities a growing slippery slope
Apr 12, 2012 . How deep into debt have state and local politicians plunged taxpayers? . deficits and additional billions in other hidden unfunded liabilities.
http://montana.watchdog.org/2012/04/12/states-unfunded-liabilities-a-slippery-slope-that-is-growing/

Government's mountain of debt - USATODAY.com
Jun 6, 2011 . The $21.4 trillion unfunded liability represents the difference . Unlike private and state pensions, the federal government does not have a stash .
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-06-us-debt-chart-medicare-social-security_n.htm

Illinois is Broke - Why You Should Care
Your family's share of the state's retirement debt is $30000. Close. Here's where we got the $30-thousand dollar figure: Unfunded Pension Liability = $83 Billion .
http://www.illinoisisbroke.com/why-you-should-care

United States public debt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, these unfunded obligations are not counted in the national debt. . by each federal budget) up to a stated debt ceiling, with some small exceptions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt

State and local government debt [ClearOnMoney]
This page tracks outstanding debt of US states and local governments. . State retirement funds (23 Oct 2010) Unfunded obligations of state retirement funds, .
http://www.clearonmoney.com/dw/doku.php?id=public:state_and_local_government_debt

Legislators Present Public Pensions as Next Big Debt Crisis ...
Jan 25, 2012 . Thus, the combined median level of existing debt plus unfunded pension liability debt was 38.5% of GDP. The combination of existing state .
http://blog.annuitythinktank.com/archives/8251

FirstElectricNewspaper: IL Congressmen: State's Debt Unsustainable
Apr 14, 2012 . The state's unpaid bills and unfunded obligations, they said, are . one of the reasons the state has one of the worst debt ratings in the country.
http://www.firstelectricnewspaper.com/2012/04/il-congressmen-states-debt.html

The State and Local Pension Crisis (Add these to the unfunded ...
Feb 16, 2012 . The state and local pension crisis is the subject of a new report by the . Benefit Pension Plans: The Pension Debt Crisis that Threatens America. . The Hatch report shows that the unfunded pension liabilities of state and local .
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2847271/posts

Wrap-Up 2012
Feb 15, 2012 . Legislature Resolves State's Remaining Unfunded Liability . $5 billion debt owed to retired state employees will now be assumed by the state .
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Wrapup/2012/issue_05/wrapup.cfm

Study: Wisconsin among worst in debt in 2010
Oct 24, 2011 . The state's total outstanding debt was north of $12.123 billion, according . Combined state government unfunded liabilities, such as employee .
http://www.wisconsinreporter.com/study-wisconsin-among-worst-in-debt-in-2010

U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
US National Debt Clock : Real Time U.S. National Debt Clock.
http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Unfunded Liabilities: We Need One Set Of Numbers - Business Insider
Feb 28, 2011 . Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran a longish feature on state . a graphic, “ How the States Measure Up,” including unfunded pension liabilities, . GASB confounds the measurement of the amount of the debt with the .
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-28/politics/30071769_1_unfunded-liabilities-pension-liabilities-joshua-rauh

Updated Report on Illinois Debt
from his Sovereign Debt Advisory Board. The report warned of a growing crisis in the State of Illinois due to expanding debts and unfunded obligations. Instead .
http://www.kirk.senate.gov/pdfs/finalreportupdateildebt.pdf

The States in Crisis > Publications > National Affairs
That unfunded liability came to about $550 billion — which, when combined . But the amount of outstanding government debt attributable to state and local .
http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-states-in-crisis