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To pay down their current debt, the district is pulling more than $20 million from its reserves, meant to pay for future health and pension obligations, setting themselves up for a future fiscal cliff.
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East Bay Times Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Operators are investing in novel technologies such as advanced cooling systems and are even setting up micro-data centers in people’s homes that can help pay down mortgages while mitigating ecological issues.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
As a result, before realizing savings and paying down principal, the company might not be able to service existing debt and might need to go the other way and keep borrowing more and more simply to maintain operations and make interest payments.
—Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Claiming early—at 62—to generate income to service debt might seem logical but typically costs significantly more over the long run than delaying to 70 and paying down debt from other sources in the interim.
—Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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East Bay Times Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Operators are investing in novel technologies such as advanced cooling systems and are even setting up micro-data centers in people’s homes that can help pay down mortgages while mitigating ecological issues.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
As a result, before realizing savings and paying down principal, the company might not be able to service existing debt and might need to go the other way and keep borrowing more and more simply to maintain operations and make interest payments.
—Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Claiming early—at 62—to generate income to service debt might seem logical but typically costs significantly more over the long run than delaying to 70 and paying down debt from other sources in the interim.
—Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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