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| | Revenue Crisis? |
 | | In the late 1970s and early 1980s, state and local revenues, as a percent of personal income, fell sharply because of one-time effects of tax reduction and the 1981-82 recession, but revenues recovered vigorously after those years. |
 | | Then, the recession of the early 1980s, which was more acute in California than in many other states, further lowered revenues as a share of personal income. |
 | | Absent any major tax reductions, when the recession ends, revenues should continue their long-term upward trend, although growth may be slower than it was in the 1980s, since most economists are predicting slower economic growth. |
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