claim: california's credit rating is "the worst in the country."
author: jerry brown
evidence_1: nov 22, 2013 ... north dakota and texas led the nation in real gdp growth in 2012, while alaska  ... only two poorly run states received a perfect credit rating from either agency.  california and illinois, which are ranked worst and third worst, ...
evidence_2: the table below lists state credit ratings from 2004 to july 2017. ... california, aa-,  aa-, aa-, a, a, a-, a-, a-, a, a+, a+, a+, a, a .... prior to this downgrade, illinois'  credit rating was the lowest in the country. ... ratings," september 27, 2012; jump  up ↑ bankrate.com, "the 6 states with the worst credit ratings," accessed april 19 , ...
evidence_3: oct 24, 2012 ... tom pavelka, 56, has a credit score of 848 out of 850. ... love to have: a credit  score that is higher than almost everyone else in the country. ... one of the three  major credit bureaus, whose california company provided the ...
evidence_4: dec 7, 2016 ... what does it say about a community when the average credit score of its  residents is lower than in other cities across the country? ... the more of your  available credit you use, the worse it is for your score. .... understand bankrate's  averages · privacy policy / your california privacy rights · terms of use ...
evidence_5: view average credit scores for each state with data compiled by reporting ...  california (754), oregon (750) and wisconsin (749) led the country with the  highest ...