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California is enjoying a better reputation among bond investors since state voters approved tax...

  • Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 6:36 PM ET
    California is enjoying a better reputation among bond investors since state voters approved tax increases S&P estimates will boost revenues by more than $6B over the next several years. California is distancing itself from the one state it consistently, if barely, outranks in the muni market hierarchy: Illinois, which has done little to address its $83B unfunded pension liability.
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  • The tax approved by my fellow Californians is specifically dedicated to education and is in no way to be used for any other purpose.

    furthermore,it is a temporary tax,although we all know what a temporary tax is.

    anyway,this tax should not represent a source of comfort to bondholders or rating agencies.
    27 Nov 2012, 07:07 PM Reply Like
  • Exactly - all other tax props got shot down. This is just more meaningless banter.
    27 Nov 2012, 09:54 PM Reply Like
  • Education is a huge part of the California budget, about 1/4 of all expenditures. Funding that is clearly a positive for bondholders.
    28 Nov 2012, 01:24 PM Reply Like
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