Top Ten States With Toughest Economic Times

 Budget Nightmare: 10 Most Broke States at ABC, brings us the challenging economic travails of some of America’s states.   

1. California: $53.7 billion shortfall or 58 percent of its budget
2. Arizona: $4 billion shortfall or 41 percent of its budget
3. Nevada: $1.2 billion or 38 percent of its budget
4. New York: $17.9 billion or 32 percent of its budget
5. Alaska: $1.35 billion shortfall or 30 percent of its budget
6. New Jersey: $8.8 billion or 30 percent of its budget
7. Oregon: $4.2 billion or 29 percent of its budget
8. Vermont: $278 million or 25 percent of its budget
9. Washington: $3.6 billion or 23 percent of its budget
10. Connecticut: $4.1 billion or 23 percent of its budget

Do you live in one of these sates?  If so, do you agree with the current management by politicians, that has the state in the current quandary?

See:

•  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=8016634&page=1