Why Did President Reagan Seek to End Revenue Sharing with State

question 62

Multiple Choice

Why did President Reagan seek to end revenue sharing with state and local governments?

• A) Revenue sharing was an unfunded mandate that increased inflation.
• B) Reagan sought to replace revenue sharing solely with block grants.
• C) Revenue sharing was inefficient, and he sought to transfer funding from them to categorical grants.
• D) Reagan felt that the funding of Medicaid should take precedence over revenue sharing.
• E) Reagan believed that revenue sharing was inefficient and contributed to the federal deficit.

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