Budget Crisis: The Worst-Hit U.S. States

Many U.S. states face severe budget shorfalls. Why is the Bush administration indifferent to the crisis?

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May 30, 2003, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In state capitals across America, there is only one story in town: the disaster facing state budgets... Back in Washington, the administration seems about as concerned as it would be by a budget deficit in France... Worse, the administration has piled new obligations on state and local governments without providing the money for them... So why the nonchalance?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: The head ignores the feet

Friday, May 23, 2003 in The Economist

Government / Politics United States

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