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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
As far as I know, it happened in ONE city in Alaska..and at a time when the VP nominee was the mayor of that city....and by any measure, that city was not among the most cash-strapped cities in the state.
There was no new law to force the city to perform.
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I'm sorry, I was under the impression that a federal law was passed that made them have to be compliant for federal funding. Isn't that you posted earlier?
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Violence Against Women Act.....one of Biden's major accomplishments.
Among its provisions, it requires that state/local govts provide rape exams to victims free of charge as a condition of receiving federal funds for other programs under the act. Alaska passed state legislation in order to qualify for federal funding, and yet during her time as mayor, Palin's city still wanted to charge victims.
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So again, if that DID NOT PASS, then again, the question would still be needed to be answered.
And again, fiscal stewards get to choose how to generate revenue (tax) and pay expenses (spend). It's rather simple.
States get to pick how they deal with the federal level type stuff on some local levels, compliance in some manner, yet thumb in the eye in another.
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