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work both ways?
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MR. MILES: I think we are talking about seman-
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tics now.
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MR. MELVIN: I don't think it works both ways.
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DEAN FORDHAM: We have had a fair amount of ex-
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perience in Philadelphia, and I don't observe Philadelphia
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going out of bounds in the way of interfering with the
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State's performance of its job.
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THE CHAIRMAN: If you grant the broad grant,
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do you put any restrictions on the taxing power?
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DEAN FORDHAM: Yes.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Would you give us the benefit of
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your comments, not in the constitution, but in the statutes'
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I saw your report at to the constitution, and I like that.
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DEAN FORDHAM: As far as fiscal policy of local
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governtnent is concerned, I wouldn't write the old-fashioned
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debt limitations in nor put any constitutional restriction
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on. I would leave that to the Legislature to coordinate
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its local finance with State finance. I looked at this
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provision with great admiration, the one in your report
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about finance .
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