article_snippet.sent: Only by making programs national could policymakers ensure that state and local government officials (particularly Southern Democrats who had little taste for giving benefits to African-Americans) could not distribute benefits only to certain portions of the population.
article_snippet.sent: Only the federal government had the taxing power necessary to sustain robust domestic initiatives.
article_snippet.sent: Only through centralized programs, could policymakers ensure that residents of one state didn't receive more meager benefits than in other places.
article_snippet.sent: Some programs, like climate change, can only work well if every state has to follow the rules.