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Squinch

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3. The shortfall they're talking about amounts to $280 per person to close it.

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 10:34 PM

Jul 2012

This doesn't seem like it should be such a big deal. They also say the shortfall amounts to half the amount that the city currently collects in taxes. Which means that people are only paying $560 a head in city taxes. That's not a lot. Or am I missing something?

This seems like much ado about very very little. Is this just another way to show how the terrible unions are hastening the end of the world?

What am I missing here?

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Scranton: When Your City Needs to Go Bankrupt [View all] MindMover Jul 2012 OP

We are going to see alot of small towns go down the drain. southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #1

The state needs to allow the city to file for bankruptcy HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #2

The shortfall they're talking about amounts to $280 per person to close it. Squinch Jul 2012 #3