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Program 92: The Marble-Cake of Government

Former Minnesota governor Orville Freeman sheds light on three commonly-held myths: that much of federal spending from taxes is at the expense of states and municipalities, that local government is inherently more democratic, and that federal action stifles local initiative. 10th CSDI Anniversary Convocation, L.A. Dec. 8, 1963. [CSDI program number 92 ; UCSB tape number A7631/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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