As if the financial markets needed another reason to have no faith in the ratings of the credit rating agencies, here is a Bloomberg article providing just that: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-25/california-above-deere-makes-ninth-largest-economy-a-deal.html
California Above Deere Makes Ninth Largest Economy A Deal-Bloomberg
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