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The figures are based upon data released by the National Industrial Conference Board and upon a state-by-state study of Federal grants-in-aid made by the Tax Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves as a watchdog on public taxation and spending. -The findings are that resident! of 17 states put more money intc the aid programs last year thar came back in benefits. Those ir 32 states ended up on the plus side, getting back more than they contributed. One state, New Hampshire, ended up nearly even.
In the State of Virginia as a whole, approximately $356,100,000 of the taxes collected by the government went into the aid programs and $336,900,000 was returned in grants.
A breakdown of the state figures indicates that residents of Rappahannock County contributed some $263,000 of the total and that its share of grants was about $248,000.
The Tax Foundation points out, in explanation of the unequal distribution of funds, that “one of the purposes of the Federal grants is to redistrubut" revenue among states, to help equalize state fiscal resources.”
The intention has never been to award the grants on a dollar foi dollar basis. As a result, the country’s richer communities have continued to be nel contributors to the program anc the poorer states net receivers.
The reports show that Federa grants-in aid to states anc localities reached a total of nearly $18 billion in the past fiscal year as compared with $7 billion ir 1960.
The fastest-growing program; have been medical care community development housing, commerce transportation and education.
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