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Pensions Aren’t The Only Public Debt Taxpayers Are On The Hook For

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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In many cases, pensions represent the lion's share of public debt, but they aren't the only part of government deficits taxpayers are on the hook for. Now a new study examined public debt levels for the 10 most populous cities in the U.S. based on a combination of state and city debt, including all the underlying government units which may not be reported in city budgets.

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Some of the results aren't surprising. Chicago is much worse off than all the other cities on the list. In fact, the amount of debt per taxpayer...

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.