State and communinity officials and others to enlarge the programs geographic scope. As a result. more than a third of all counties in the United States. comprising a fifth of the Nations population. are eligible for ARA assistance. The basic justification for ARA is that depressed economic conditions in an area force people to migrate from their communities in search of livelihood. and this creates pressures on prosperous communities to provide adequate housing. schools. recreational. and religious facilities for the migrants. At the same time the social facilities in depressed areas. poor as they are. go to waste and contribute further to the deterioration of the Nations economic fabric. There are no precise data on the total social capital invested in communities. but it may conceivably equal corporate outlays for plant and equipment.
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