When Metropolitan Governments Were First Being Created,there Was an Assumption

question 16

Multiple Choice

When metropolitan governments were first being created,there was an assumption that they would

• A)reduce the amount of crimes committed in a large city.
• B)result in more tax revenue per capita for the local governments involved.
• C)eliminate the need for a sales or income tax.
• D)be cheaper and more efficient to provide services from a large,centralized bureaucracy than from several competing jurisdictions.

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