(CNN Money) — Think Greece and Spain are drowning in debt? Look a little closer to home. Seven U.S. cities recently had their municipal bonds downgraded below investment grade. Their debt is now, junk, considered more worthless than that of the so-called PIIGS. “America’s short-term budget crises, long-term growth perspectives and needs for austerity are similar [to Greece],” said Matt Fabian, managing director at Concord, Mass.-based consulting firm Municipal Market Advisors.
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