Why might local governments avoid redistributing resources to needier citizens?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response would be:
Local governments, as a rule, do not try to promote equality by redistributing various resources to needier citizens. Local officials tend to believe that this is the task of national or state authorities—if they think it should be done at all.

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