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• Illinois’ total state debt is $271 billion
• Illinois’ state debt has ballooned to $51,000 per household
• Illinois has roughly $9 billion in unpaid bills
• Illinois will spend more on pensions than on education by 2016

Illinois’ economic performance:

• Illinois is 47^th in job growth
• Illinois is 48^th in economic outlook
• Illinois is 48^th in economic performance
• Illinois is 48^th in net domestic migration
• Illinois is 48^th in average workers’ compensation costs
• The rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every year since 1996, with the exception of 2001
• Chicago is tied with Detroit for the worst entrepreneurship rate among the 15 largest metropolitan areas in the country
• Illinois has had 12 credit downgrades since 2008
• Illinois has more units of local government than any other state in the nation
• Illinois hiked state income taxes by 67%
• Rate of entrepreneurship below national average last 15 of 16 years
• Worst credit rating in the nation
• Illinois has had 12 credit downgrades since 2008
• It will take 43 months for Illinois’ unemployment rate to recover to its pre-recession low, given the current pace of job creation and assuming no growth in the labor force

Illinois’ pensions:

• Illinois has the worst funded pension in the nation
• Illinois’ pension inaction costs the state $18 million per day
• Illinois pension funds need 19 percent annual investment returns in order to pay for the promised benefits

Illinois’ health care:

• Medicaid reimbursement rates are among the worst in the nation

It’s no surprise Illinois loses 1 resident every 10 minutes.