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A!TIR: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
The beginning of a new decade was a time for somber reflection
on the state of American federalism, both for the Nation as
a whole and for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations. The longstanding question of how dollars and power
should be distributed took center stage in the intergovernmental
arena in 1980. The "era of limits" ushered in with the Eighties
took hold as the year wore on. Real federal aid to states and
localities continued on the slow decline begun in 1978 and further
cuts seemed inevitable. Just where the budget ax should fall,
however, was the subject of heated debate throughout the year.
Financial pressures, from inflation and recession, combined with
voter resistance to increased taxes, made the task of governance
a difficult challenge at every level of our federal system.
Sharing power among the federal government, states, and localities
has never been easy. Austerity makes it even harder.
Towards the end of 1980, a healthy resurgent interest in the
fundamental precepts of federalism emerged. The question of which
level of government should be doing what was increasingly raised
by federal, state, and local officials. The Commission's completion
of a major, three-year study on the federal role in the
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United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. 22nd Annual Report, book, January 1981; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1310/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.