Rita's story details how trusting your governmental officials to always act for the public good is not realistic (please watch the video Rita Crundwell Steals $53 Million from Dixon IL).

Next, use the City of Dixon's Financial Statements(https://www.dixongov.com/index.php?option=com_docman&view=list&slug=financial-statements&Itemid=627&layout=default&limit=50&a0592038c82cda7efa74efa4bea482e2) to calculate a ratio  (Analysis of State and Local Government Financial Statements) for 2011 and 2012. Since Rita was stealing cash and adding fake debt to the books, it typically makes sense to use a ratio involving one of these two elements. How would you put these values in context if you were a citizen of Dixon?

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