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Local governments severely lack the funding and resources needed to engage with the community like they should. It's really sad, but by the time the fed and sta
by deelowe 10y ago
Local governments severely lack the funding and resources needed to engage with the community like they should. It's really sad, but by the time the fed and state take their cut, there's not much left for the city or county.
- carsongross 10y agoThat's exactly right. When I'm God Emperor Dictator, we invert the taxation rates at the federal and local levels.
- sidlls 10y agoIt's not like the federal and state governments dictate taxation and revenue (entirely), take their cut and leave the rest with local governments. Local governments can raise revenue with various kinds of taxes independently of rates and schedules at the Federal or State level. The real reason local governments typically lack resources for truly local needs is that the most vocal locals tend to be NIMBY typea and anti-tax types.