One common mistake is to count federal grants-in-aid as state and local taxes, but that's double counting, since they're already paid for by federal taxes.
They were trying to make sure every penny was accounted for.
mnli hypothesis: They were trying to make sure every penny was accounted for. premise: One common mistake is to count federal grants-in-aid as state and local taxes, but that's double counting, since they're already paid for by federal taxes.