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Increases. there's been $2 trillion worth of cuts. a lot of that went into the states budgets, then from the states to the cities themselves. then as the economy worsens, more people in cities become -- fall into poverty and become people who, in fact, need services rather than people who are productive. it's a combination of things. it's very, very difficult for cities. but cities have to make tough choices. when i became mayor we had the largest deficit in terms of percentage of revenue in any city in history. we had to cut programs, renegotiate programs, cut workers, those are contentious t...

Protesting the takeover of the cash-strapped city, where the governor appointed an emergency manager. and in chicago, teachers and parents are protesting the shutdown of 54 schools to help the city deal with a $1 billion deficit. i want to bring in former governor of pennsylvania, ed rendell. always good to see you, governor. good morning. >> good morning. >> these examples are just the tip of the iceberg, you were also a former mayor in philadelphia and had a bit of a bugtd problem when you took office. why so many now? what's happened? >> it's a combination of things. almost a perfect storm....

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