Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Dollars:
Paper Promises,
Real Consequences
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010E
Source: w w w .usgovernmentspending.com, Balance Capital Advisors Inc. estimates.
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Connecticut
Indiana
Virginia
N. Carolina
Alaska
Michigan
Alabama
Oregon
Ohio
Minnesota
New Jersey
Kentucky
New Mexico
Utah
Florida
Maryland
Arizona
Wisconsin
Colorado
Mississippi
Maine
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Montana
Arkansas
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Kansas
Idaho
Nevada
Massacusetts
California
Will Require Much More Taxpayer Money If Asset Returns Lag
Nebraska
The States Have Made Enormous Pension Promises Also, Which
North Dakota
Unfunded Pension Liability as % Revenues
Vermont
Tennessee
4
Even Municipalities Have Committed Property Taxpayers
To Wage & Benefit Cost Trends That Are Clearly
Unsustainable
100%
U.S. Inflation (Consumer Price Index, All Items) 91%
90% Inc. Village of Garden City Property Taxes
Inc. Village of Garden City Total Labor Costs
80%
1995-2010 Cumulative Percent Change
70%
59%
60%
50%
43%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1995-2010 Cumulative Percent Change
Sources: Garden City Financial Filings, BLS, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations. Note: total labor costs include salaries & benefits.
US Treasury Debt
$14,000
$2,000
$12,000
US Monetary Base ($ in millions)
$8,000
$1,000
$6,000
$4,000
$500
$2,000
$- $-
E
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
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88
90
92
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96
98
00
02
04
06
08
10
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Source: w w w .usgovernmentspending.com, Balance Capital Advisors Inc. estimates.
$2,500 $100,000
$2,000 $80,000
$1,500 $60,000
$1,000 $40,000
$500 $20,000
E
80
81
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01
02
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06
07
08
20 9
0
10
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Source: w w w .usgovernmentspending.com, Balance Capital Advisors Inc. estimates.
US Treasury Debt
14% $14,000
12% $12,000
U.S. 10-year Treasury Bond Yield
8% $8,000
6% $6,000
4% $4,000
2% $2,000
0% $0
E
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
00
02
04
06
08
10
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Source: U.S. Federal Reserve, w w w .usgovernmentspending.com, Balance Capital Advisors. Inc. estimates.
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50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
300%
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio
Oklahoma
Alabama
Hawaii
New Jersey
Maine
Nevada
Missouri
Connecticut
Montana
South Dakota
Minnesota
Arkansas
Kentucky
California
Illinois
S. Carolina
Idaho
Michigan
Louisiana
Maryland
Colorado
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N. Carolina
Texas
Wyomying
Vermont
Massacusetts
Tennessee
New York
North Dakota
Unfunded Pension Liability as % Revenues
West Virginia
Unfunded Healthcare Liability as % Revenues
Nebraska
Total State Debts are at Unmanageable Levels and Continue to Grow
Delaware
10
Municipalities View Borrowing as a Solution Too, And In
Most Cases Do Not Need a Public Referendum To Borrow
$30
Village of Garden City Total Bonded Debt ($ in millions)
$20
$15
$10
$0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations. Note: includes general government, w ater, pool & tennis.
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
Garden City Rockville Centre Nassau County New York State
Sources: PEW Center on States, NY state financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations.
$2
5%
$0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B
($2) 0%
($4)
-5%
($6)
($8) -10%
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations.
$0.22
$0.20
$0.18
$0.16
$0.14
$0.12
$0.10
$0.08
Garden City Village employees have
$0.06 been constant at approximately 300,
but the portion of your tax dollars
$0.04
going to employee pension and
$0.02 healthcare costs has nearly tripled.
$0.00
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B 2012E 2013E
Sources: Garden City financial filings, NY State forecast, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations and estimates.
6%
65%
Street Miles Resurfaced as % Total
5%
3%
55%
2%
50%
1%
0% 45%
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org Note: labor costs include w ages, benefits, and w orkers comp.
500 65%
Garden City, NY Trees Planted
450
350
300 55%
250
200 50%
150
100 45%
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org Note: labor costs include w ages, benefits, and w orkers comp.
$55
$50
$ in millions
$45
$40
$35
$30
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations. Note: includes capital spending, excludes all w ater financials.
$6
$4
$2
$0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011B
-$2
-$4
Sources: Garden City financial filings, w w w .gardencityresidents.org calculations.
6.0 6.0
5.0 5.0
US$ Trillions
4.0 4.0
3.0 3.0
2.0 2.0
1.0 1.0
0.0 0.0
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
USD JPY EUR CNY Others (96) Value of All Mined Gold
Source: w w w .dollardaze.org, Balance Capital Advisors, Inc.
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US Money Printing Has Driven The Dollar Value Down For Decades,
$1.00 But Now The Money Is Leaving The U.S... $16,000
$0.80
$12,000
US$ Value in Gold Terms (1971=1)
$0.70
$10,000
$0.60
$0.50 $8,000
$0.40
$6,000
$0.30
$4,000
$0.20
$2,000
$0.10
$0.00 $-
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010E
Source: U.S. Federal Reserve, World Gold Council, Balance Capital Advisors Inc. estimates.
4,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E
Source: World Gold Council, Balance Capital Advisors Inc. estimates.
1,000
250%
800
200%
700
150%
600
100% 500
400
50%
300
0% 200
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19 5
19 6
19 7
19 8
19 9
19 0
19 1
19 2
19 3
19 4
19 5
19 6
19 7
19 8
20 9
20 0
20 1
20 2
20 3
20 4
20 5
20 6
20 7
20 8
20 09
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7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
19
Source: World Gold Council, People's Republic of China, Balance Capital Advisors. Inc.
80%
Gold as % Foreign Exchange Reserves
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
ECB
United Kingdom
Germany
Portugal
Belgium
France
India
Russia
Japan
China
United States
Italy
Netherlands
Philipines
Spain
Lebanon
Libya
Singapore
Austria
Venezuela
Algeria
Taiwan
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland