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It is a market - that's the whole point of the federation of states system that the founding fathers put in place. If your state has bad laws, you can go to a
by sol_remmy 8y ago
It is a market - that's the whole point of the federation of states system that the founding fathers put in place.
If your state has bad laws, you can go to a different state.
Using government as a market has worked very well for both marijuana legalization and gay marriage advocates.
- kabulykos 8y agoPositive results for social policy. Questionable results for economic policy. Historically the latter has been driven by physiological particulars of a state — availability of farm land, coal mines, etc. Has anyone actually thought through how that transitions to a primarily services-based economy? (Aside: if state governments are a market, then the Senate is socialism, lol)
- mikec3010 8y agoIt's not a very liquid market however. Because the lawyers ensure that the deals are legally binding. It's not like a city can declare bankruptcy and reset the no-tax deals.
- lovich 8y agoThat's the US system, which is not everywhere and has been degraded heavily since the founding fathers of the US put it in place. Additionally moving from state to state was not a task most people could just do whenever they disagreed with the laws
- s2g 8y ago> Using government as a market has worked very well for both marijuana legalization and gay marriage advocates. Except for people like you who are 100% in favour of stamping on people's rights because "it's a market".
- Fukkaudeku 8y ago> If your state has bad laws, you can go to a different state. Uprooting your life and moving is nowhere near as trivial as dipshit market fetishists make it out to be for the majority of people.