From The Big Picture:
“People believe that municipal debt is safe based on assumptions that are no longer true.” - Kenneth Buckfire
The above quote comes from the CEO of Miller Buckfire & Co., an investment bank that is currently advising cities on municipal restructurings. Technically, these are called Chapter 9 reorganizations.
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