Letter: R.I. ranks nearly last in per-capita state debt
To the editor:
Food for thought:
Total cost (principal and fees and interest) of the recently approved seven state bonds: $642 million.
2021 total Rhode Island bond obligations is …
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Letter: R.I. ranks nearly last in per-capita state debt
To the editor:
Food for thought:
Total cost (principal and fees and interest) of the recently approved seven state bonds: $642 million.
2021 total Rhode Island bond obligations is approximately $2 billion.
Total debt of each Rhode Island taxpayer: $14,700.
Per-capta bond debt is $10,215.
Rhode Island presently ranked second among the 50 states in per-capita state debt by the federal government.
Just sayin’!
Bob Chaves
126 Cherokee Drive
Portsmouth
