Illinois' taxpayer crisis trumps its pension crisis

By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog

SPRINGFIELD  —  The top Democrat in the Illinois Senate says the state’s worst-in-the-nation pension debt is not a crisis. And he’s right.

Senate President John Cullerton points out that Illinois’ pension debt merely is slowly bankrupting the state.

As Benjamin Yount writes at Illinois Watchdog, Cullerton should be worried there are enough taxpayers to pay the bills.

This post is contributed by a community member. The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Patch Media Corporation. Everyone is welcome to submit a post to Patch. If you'd like to post a blog, go here to get started.