yeah, but there is a big kernel of truth there. I think part of the problem is the fact that cities really don't care about people that are unhappy with their

yeah, but there is a big kernel of truth there. I think part of the problem is the fact that cities really don't care about people that are unhappy with their governance. If parts of the city could withdraw from the legal arrangement if they are unhappy, cities would try a lot harder. I really doubt that the now ridiculous pensions many government workers have would be possible if governments were subject to more discipline than "Oh, shit, we've run out of money." Which is why I like the Swiss cantons. The people of any given part of a canton can vote to leave, join another, or start a new canton. Government needs competition just like the rest of us. We have traditionally thought of competition as impossible or requiring violence, but that does not have to be the case.