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Show ; Qisites Pick Up ojt $8 million In Tha Exchange TO THE CUPPER !' . distribution of T ;- iis to states and . ;,;Jws the country, 9 :;id and revenue Llhas Davis w" making out? " mM "e ,,8state-bystate ! -Z I :j atchdog over ! fa1" earmarked ' ,: Wns?r')ob 'raining J SS5 i-Tfi .toh? rts based 8"res,intoac. count only direct aid and revenue sharing. They do not include other Federal expenditures, expen-ditures, for goods and services, ser-vices, in local communities. ON THE other side of the ledger is the cost of the benefits. They are paid for out of Federal income and excise taxes collected from each area and allocated to the aid programs. Davis County's share of these costs came to approximately $18,221,000 in the year. The statewide contribution con-tribution was $187,000,000. The amounts are exclusive of matching funds. . IN SOME areas the costs involved exceeded the benefits. In others the reverse was the case. The Tax Foundation finds that 23 of the states paid a premium for the aid they received. The remaining 27 came out ahead. INDIANA WAS at the bottom bot-tom of the heap, paying $1.58 for every $1.00 it got back in aid. Alaska was at the other end. Its cost, per $1.00 of aid, was only 36 cents. In explanation, the government govern-ment states that there is no attempt at equalization, that community needs and requirements are the determining deter-mining factor. |
