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A SMALL ray of sanitywhich, hopefully, will grow to the strength and purposefulness of a bright beacon, pointing the way—has finally peeked through the current financial problems being experienced by state and local governments.
A.s sales tax revenues have gone down (during a recession, people buy less—how’s that for keen economic insight?) governments have felt the pinch. Up until now, the reaction has been for assorted politicians to face up to this fact of life by calling for higher taxes. Phooey on the fact that people have less to spend for themselves and their families, these fellows have been saying, in effect; let’s make them spend more for taxes so that all of the bureaucracies which have proliferated in recent years can continue to enjoy life in the style to which they have become accustomed
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