All of the Following Are Reasons That Many Cities Are

question 43

Multiple Choice

All of the following are reasons that many cities are in fiscal crisis EXCEPT:

• A) Cities must raise most of their revenue locally
• B) There is less high-value property to tax because business and industry have left the cities
• C) Most of these cities have a majority of whites in their population
• D) Cities have increasingly become the home of the poor

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