Rshermr
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Are you ONLY interested in 1981. Cuts were in all years. You were asking about 1982 last I heard. But it is nice to know you now admit that much of state and local revenues are Federal Grants. See how nice we are to you, educating you as we do. Free of charge.Employment in the public sector failed to provide the
stability it has historically shown during periods of economic
downturn. Government employment dropped by
more than 175,000 in 1982, continuing the declines that
began in mid-1980. The decrease was primarily in State
and local government, stemming largely from severe
budgetary problems and smaller school enrollments.
I guess your idiot friend will explain how the Reagan tax cuts reduced revenue for state and local government.
"how the Reagan tax cuts reduced revenue for state and local government"
By the end of Reagan’s term in office federal assistance to local governments was cut 60 percent. Reagan eliminated general revenue sharing to cities, slashed funding for public service jobs and job training, almost dismantled federally funded legal services for the poor, cut the anti-poverty Community Development Block Grant program and reduced funds for public transit. The only “urban” program that survived the cuts was federal aid for highways – which primarily benefited suburbs, not cities.
These cutbacks had a disastrous effect on cities with high levels of poverty and limited property tax bases, many of which depended on federal aid. In 1980 federal dollars accounted for 22 percent of big city budgets. By the end of Reagan’s second term, federal aid was only 6 percent.
Reagan's Legacy: Homelessness in America
Anything else you need, just ask Bubba
By the end of Reagan’s term in office federal assistance to local governments was cut 60 percent.
Hey, snapperhead, we're talking about 1981. Stay focused.
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43967
(Yes, I know you prefer your bat shit crazy con sites to the cbo.)
Notice, me boy, how MOST of the reduction in state revenue happened by 1982.
Your welcome.
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