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The Nixon administration's 'New Federalism' policy included the Family Assistance Plan, a form of universal basic income, and a revenue-sharing program between federal and state governments.
At the first meeting of the Council for Rural Affairs, President Nixon stated his primary goal was to make rural America more attractive for people to stay or move to, rather than focusing on agricultural price supports.
The "growth centers" policy concept of the Nixon administration aimed to support stable or growing towns of 25,000 to 50,000 people in states with high rural out-migration to retain population.
The proposed Rural Community Development revenue sharing program aimed to consolidate 18 to 20 categorical grant programs from agencies including the Department of Agriculture, HUD, and the Economic Development Administration.
President Nixon proposed increasing the funding for the Rural Community Development revenue sharing program by $175 million to a total of $1 billion.
Economist John Kain believed the Family Assistance Plan would have been transformative for rural America, especially in the former Confederate states, calling its potential passage "the day of jubilee."
Ronald Reagan made a tactical decision to oppose President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan to strengthen his position with conservatives in the Republican Party.
To help defeat the Family Assistance Plan (FAP), Ronald Reagan assigned his welfare advisor, Bob Carlson, to work for the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for a year.
The Nixon administration's special revenue sharing plans failed largely because congressional subcommittee chairs in the House and Senate were unwilling to relinquish authority over their specific categorical programs.
The last full-scale federal review of U.S. rural policy occurred during the Nixon administration.
In the 1960s and 1970s, a key driver of urban problems was understood to be the out-migration of people from rural areas.
The Nixon administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursued a politically contentious policy of placing affordable housing in suburbs.