Fiscal Federalism: Local Funding of Wheelchair Curb-cuts Could Pave the Way to Federal Deficit Reduction

by Bunker | Posted on January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

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As reality tells us that federal spending needs to be cut drastically, that means that local projects will need to be funded by states and localities, which means deficit spending is not an option.

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