Fiscal, Economic, and Social Crises Confronting American Cities: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session ... January 30, 1992 ... May 13, 14, 1992 ... June 23, 1992 ... September 17, 1992 .... |
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... percent have cut services , and 42 percent had to both raise taxes and cut services during the past year . Even more disturbing , 59 percent of all cities plan to lay off em- ployees and 74 percent are postponing capital improvements ...
... percent have cut services , and 42 percent had to both raise taxes and cut services during the past year . Even more disturbing , 59 percent of all cities plan to lay off em- ployees and 74 percent are postponing capital improvements ...
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... percent of the GNP back in 1960 to less than 1.1 percent in 1985. So it is no surprise , for example , that Japan , the world's leader in productivity growth , ranks number one in the percentage of its GNP invested in public ...
... percent of the GNP back in 1960 to less than 1.1 percent in 1985. So it is no surprise , for example , that Japan , the world's leader in productivity growth , ranks number one in the percentage of its GNP invested in public ...
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... percent unemployment right now , the statement I made would still stand . I think I would be wrong if I didn't ... percent of the Nation's population— 29 percent of the Nation's population is in the ten most populous metropolitan areas ...
... percent unemployment right now , the statement I made would still stand . I think I would be wrong if I didn't ... percent of the Nation's population— 29 percent of the Nation's population is in the ten most populous metropolitan areas ...
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... percent of your popula- tion . That's ridiculous . And in fact , 40 percent of your population is where most of the problems or many of the problems reside , it seems to me . So I think it's critically important that we're here today ...
... percent of your popula- tion . That's ridiculous . And in fact , 40 percent of your population is where most of the problems or many of the problems reside , it seems to me . So I think it's critically important that we're here today ...
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... percent in 10 years 80 percent in 10 years . That's incredible . And what's stun- ning , I suppose , is people turn around and say , I wonder what hap- pened . What do you mean , you wonder what happened here when you've watched just an ...
... percent in 10 years 80 percent in 10 years . That's incredible . And what's stun- ning , I suppose , is people turn around and say , I wonder what hap- pened . What do you mean , you wonder what happened here when you've watched just an ...
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