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It is because those communities have the lowest per capita wealth and income; therefore, the lowest ability to pay taxes; and, therefore, inadequate functioning of local government.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “It is because those communities have the lowest per capita wealth and income; therefore, the lowest ability to pay…”
Editor's note · Context
He explains that low community wealth leads to inadequate local government functionality due to low tax revenue.
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