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Mounting state debts threaten basic services

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Published January 14, 2014 5:00am ET
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Mounting state debts threaten basic services
Citizens need to be aware of the state debt problem and insist that their elected officials address it to guarantee essential services for themselves and to protect their children's futures. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Jeff Metzger

Citizens across the country count on state governments to help provide quality education, public safety, and health care to the least fortunate among us.

But now, $5.1 trillion in state government debt threatens those basic services and burdens every resident with an estimated $16,178 share of debt.

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