Some Evidence on the Effect o f t h e Separation of. Spending and Taxing Decisions by S t a n l e y L . Winer C a r l e t o n U niversity Ottawa, K1S 5B6 October, 1979 I a m i n d e b t e d t o I r w i n G i l l e s p i e , J i m J o h n s o n , Soo Bin Park, Tom Rymes, Dan Usher and Ed West f o r helpful comments on earlier drafts. O f c o u r s e , they should be absolved f r o m a n y r esponsibility.