Regional Balance
Some governments use equalization pools to achieve social balance, so that richer regions with fewer needs for state aid pay taxes into an equalization pool from which poorer regions needing financial assistance to provide the same level of services as the richer regions can draw on.
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Famous quotes containing the word balance:
“In a famous Middletown study of Muncie, Indiana, in 1924, mothers were asked to rank the qualities they most desire in their children. At the top of the list were conformity and strict obedience. More than fifty years later, when the Middletown survey was replicated, mothers placed autonomy and independence first. The healthiest parenting probably promotes a balance of these qualities in children.”
—Richard Louv (20th century)