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Magic bullet: here's a long-term way to fix state and local budget deficits.
With a significant number of states in serious budget trouble, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has estimated state deficits for fiscal year 2004 at up to $85 billion. Town and city governments are also struggling with out-of whack budgets. Many are responding by raising taxes: In 2002, the latest year for which data are available, property taxes rose an average of 10 percent nationally. Even with this added revenue, a recent survey by the National League of Cities found that 75 percent of municipal finance officers believe their own governments will not be able to cover costs this year.
In attempts to cope with these budget problems, one important ...
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