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Financial State of the Union 2021
Our Financial State of the Union report found that the financial condition of the U.S. government worsened by nearly $10 trillion in 2020.
Bill's Blog
Bill Bergman serves as TIA's Director of Research. He is responsible for managing TIA's federal project and State Data Lab's data base. Bergman spent 13 years as an economist and policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Financial State of the Cities 2021
Our fifth annual Financial State of the Cities report. This analysis surveys the fiscal health of the 75 most populated US cities prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Financial State of the States 2020
Our eleventh annual Financial State of the States report. This analysis surveys the fiscal health of the 50 states prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Data-Z (formerly State Data Lab)
Create your own chart with more than 700 data variables, including demographic, economic and financial at the federal, state, and city level.
Texas’ debt obligations have state headed for hard financial times
July 30, 2021
Texas Scorecard
By Robert Montoya, includes “Because of irresponsible spending practices by elected officials, Texas is $97 billion in debt."
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, or a free newspaper
July 30, 2021
Bill’s Blog
Includes “I just got back from lunch. Normally, I like Italian beefs, but this was an alarming and depressing lunch. It cost nearly $13 for an Italian beef, fries, and a drink. Inflation is a tax, but my meal also cost me more than a buck just for the sales tax."
Chicago finances worsened by $2 billion during pandemic despite federal funds
July 29, 2021
American News Observer
TIA press release, includes … “Although the city's grants and contributions increased from $497 million in 2019 to $1.17 billion in 2020 due to the CARES Act and other COVID-19 related grants, the city’s pension and retiree health care debt also continued to increase. … ‘Because of its dire financial condition going into the pandemic, aid from the federal government was needed to prop up the city’s finances,’ says Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting. …”
Santa Rosa may sell bonds to reduce pension liabilities
July 30, 2021
Governing
Includes “Santa Rosa, Calif., City Council is considering selling more than $100 million of bonds to raise cash for its growing pension debt, a step that could ease budgeting in years to come..."
A not-so-grand infrastructure deal
July 30, 2021
The Wall Street Journal
Editorial, includes “Senate Republicans, or at least some of them, are taking a victory lap for striking a $1 trillion infrastructure deal with the White House."
The debt fetishists are back in town
July 21, 2021
Tax Research UK
By Richard Murphy, includes “Why do we need a balanced budget more than we need education, healthcare, social care, justice services, environmental protection, new social housing, transport infrastructure reform and so much else?"
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