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Issues › Taxation
Local government consolidation and the tax burden on land
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Presidential leadership to consolidate local governments and lift the tax burden on land | Use the Presidency's influence, as he used the Governorship, for a national movement to reorganize local government — fewer taxing districts, units and offices — and to separate national, state and local fields of taxati… | directional_stance | candidate_direct | |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover (Republican) | A national review of federal-state-local taxation to relieve farms and homes of property taxes | Convene the nation's tax experts after the election and recommend to Congress a readjustment of the tax fields among federal, state and local governments so states can find other revenue and lift the burden on real prope… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | not_applicable |