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发帖数: 6339 | 1 Quinn said. “We want to keep building things in Illinois – our roads, our
bridges, our schools. In order to do that, we have to issue bonds, and if
our bond rating is reduced again – our credit rating is reduced – we may
not be able to do what we want to do.”
Moody’s Investors Service has warned the state’s credit rating could be
downgraded again if there is no movement soon on the pension situation.
The state has $96 billion in unfunded pension debt.
The new General Assembly is sworn-in on Jan. 9, but the current Illinois
House and Illinois Senate are set to meet for a few final days of session
just after the New Year.
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A group of at least 20 lawmakers have pitched a plan they estimated would
save the state $2 billion on pension costs, and reduce the pension debt by
nearly $30 billion next year.
The measure would reduce cost-of-living increases for state workers and
retirees, and require employees to contribute more to their pensions. It
would also shift the burden for paying the employer’s share of teacher
pensions from the state to local school districts, and set a higher
retirement age for younger employees.
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