Q&A: The Mayors Are Crying Out “Our Money” — The Municipal Property Tax Fund
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The Mayors Are Crying Out “Our Money” — The Municipal Property Tax Fund
Question
What is the proper way to view the relationship between the state and a city? In the relationship between a particular group of citizens (a city) and all citizens (the state), is the city an independent body that receives services from the state (army, education, etc.), or is the municipality an agent of the state for managing the local area? In short, who is sovereign over the city and its residents? And how should it ideally be?
Answer
I don’t think there is one single answer to that. Each country has its own model. Each group of citizens should make the social contract as it sees fit.