Report Author: Illinois Has 'Unique' Debt Problem

Reason Foundation report: Illinois has ‘unique’ debt problem – Center Square – Wirepoints

According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita. With $31,582 in overall per capita debt, Illinois trailed only New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Report author: Illinois has ‘unique’ debt problem - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) - According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita. Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance at Reason Foundation, said state, county and local governments and school districts are accumulating a lot of unfunded obligations. "So this means there's a share of your taxes that are currently and will continue to go to paying for services and goods that were alrea…

Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem

(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita.

State and local governments have a total of $6 trillion in debt, including over $1 trillion in California

Five states have more than $30,000 per capita in state and local debt, and five more states have over $20,000 per capita.