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Issue: Summer 2005 • Number 34
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Do New England State and Local Governments
Have Too Many Employees, and Are They Overpaid?
Americans tend to be ambivalent about their state and local governments. On the
one hand, they desire – and receive – a host of public services from state and
local governments, including education, police and fire protection, and the maintenance
of roadways. Voters are often disenchanted by efforts to curtail these services
or by a deterioration in their quality. On the other hand, many Americans think
that their state and local taxes, especially local property taxes, are too high,
and many citizens believe that their state and local tax dollars could be used
more efficiently. Calls for streamlining government agencies and downsizing the
public sector are
commonplace across the nation.
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Across the Region / Six-State Review
The fiscal performance of the six New England states.
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