{"id":7598,"date":"2024-12-07T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2024-12-07T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:13:04","slug":"half-of-all-u-s-states-going-bankrupt-financial-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=7598","title":{"rendered":"<h2>HALF of all U.S. states going BANKRUPT, financial report finds<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/2024-12-06-report-finds-half-us-states-going-bankrupt.html\">READ HERE:<\/a> The future of America\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/shocking-researchers-say-over-half-of-u-s-states-are-going-bankrupt-heres-how-that-is-going-to-affect-average-americans\/articleshow\/115813161.cms#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hangs in the balance<\/a>\u00a0as the country&#8217;s financial state is not exactly strong.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report from Truth in Accounting has revealed that 27 states across America, more than half, ended fiscal year 2023 with a deficit, meaning they did not have enough money on hand to cover their financial obligations.<\/p>\n<p>While many states are still rolling in the dough from all the cash that was sent their way during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) &#8220;pandemic,&#8221; all that money will soon run out. By 2026, federal funds are expected to &#8220;dry up,&#8221; which means many states will have to drastically change the way they manage money and provide services to the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the pandemic, federal support to states exceeded $800 billion, allowing states to temporarily cut taxes and increase spending,&#8221; reports\u00a0<i>The Economic Times of India<\/i>. &#8220;However, these surpluses were short-lived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This financial strain could lead to higher taxes, reduced public services, and cuts to benefits programs, leaving many Americans concerned about the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Related: Did you know that Megabus, America&#8217;s largest private bus company,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/2024-06-19-megabus-largest-bus-company-files-bankruptcy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed for bankruptcy<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year?)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}