Facing both an election and the politically unpalatable prospects of raising taxes or cutting social programs, Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers increasingly have turned to borrowing as a quick fix and are on track to rack up more than $6.5 billion in loans to keep the state afloat.
As University of Illinois at Springfield state budget expert Charles Wheeler asks: "How are they going to pay that money back?"
Wheeler's comments were featured in an November 2, 2009 article in the Chicago Tribune.
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