Premise: Since the underlying concern is that many states may be asking for federal assistance when they would have resources to handle more of their own needs if they collected revenues owing to them, case studies of a representative sample of states coupled with examination of the special interest state could be an efficient strategy for ensuring that we had a comprehensive understanding of what was happening and why.

Hypothesis: Performing case studies of states and examining special interest states is the most efficient strategy for ensuring understanding of the situation.
Relation: neutral