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On the recordMarch 10, 2010
What we have seen is, at the State level there is much less support for State bonds than there are for local, because people see more of a direct connection between their tax dollars and those investments.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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State bonds lack support compared to local investments due to direct taxpayer connections.

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