Columnist: Rendell leaves behind mountain of debt

Mark W. Hendrickson, a fellow for economic and social policy with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, offers a look at the huge debt former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell left behind for future generations:

That indebtedness soared 93 percent under Rendell. In total, Pennsylvania's state debt swelled 82 percent in eight years to $43 billion.

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