What Are the Major Services for Which State and Local

question 22

Essay

What are the major services for which state and local governments spend the most money? What trends have taken place over the past ten years in terms of areas where spending is growing faster and slower than the average? What factors are influencing these trends? How does this impact taxpayers' willingness to raise or sustain revenues to pay for those programs and services?

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