NOT HOW RECESSION WORKS:

States will hold an estimated $136.8 billion in rainy-day funds this fiscal year, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers, up from $134.5 billion a year earlier, when they represented 0.53% of gross domestic product, the highest in records going back to 1988. This year's figure would represent roughly 12.4% of their total spending. 

Unlike the federal government, most state and local governments must balance their budgets every year.

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