In the 21st century, the federal government was passing a bigger share of welfare and social programs back to the States, adding to their borrowing needs.

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This trend, known as devolution, has seen the federal government transferring more responsibility for welfare and social programs to the states, which in turn can increase the states' need to borrow in order to fund these expanded responsibilities.

In the 21st Century, the Federal Government Was Passing a Bigger