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To: Brumar89 who wrote (937909)

6/2/2016 4:22:53 PM

From: Wharf Rat

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"Clearly, conservative philosophy of lower government and fiscal responsibility gets results"

It sure does.

Tax cuts for the rich made Kansas broke — so now Republicans move to raise taxes on the poor
rawstory.com
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Bobby Jindal Broke Louisiana So Badly That Even the GOP Doesn’t Want Him
thenation.com
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Here’s the history of downgrades since Christie took office.

Date

Rating service

Rating change

1	Feb. 9, 2011	Standard & Poor’s	AA to AA-
2	April 27, 2011	Moody’s	Aa2 to Aa3
3	Aug. 17, 2011	Fitch Ratings	AA to AA-
4	April 9, 2014	Standard & Poor’s	AA- to A+
5	May 1, 2014	Fitch Ratings	AA- to A+
6	May 13, 2014	Moody’s	Aa3 to A1
7	Sept. 5, 2014	Fitch Ratings	A+ to A
8	Sept. 10, 2014	Standard & Poor’s	A+ to A
9	April 16, 2015	Moody’s	A1 to A2

Do the nine downgrades set a record? Yes, for New Jersey.