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The folks in charge get paid by the government and the amount the government is able to pay is highly dependent on the amount of funding it gets.

• duxup 7y ago
  I feel like that standard would quickly result in any government that pays anyone called a kleptocracy.
  • mikeash 7y ago
    Why?
    • duxup 7y ago
      >The folks in charge get paid by the government and the amount the government is able to pay is highly dependent on the amount of funding it gets. Doesn't that apply to all government where someone is paid?
      • mikeash 7y ago
        > If they are going to use minor violations of the law as a pretext for revenue collection, they should call it what it is: kleptocracy. Context!
        • duxup 7y ago
          Isn't any fine revenue collection?
          • mikeash 7y ago
            Yes, but not all fines are for minor violations, and not all fines are a pretext for revenue collection.
• JackFr 7y ago
  Small town government is student council with armed sheriffs. In the majority of these jurisdictions, the local government is not actually doing useful work towards a flourishing community, or perhaps to be fair, they aren't doing any useful work that couldn't be done more fairly and effectively at the state level.
  • dsfyu404ed 7y ago
    >they aren't doing any useful work that couldn't be done more fairly and effectively at the state level. Or equally fairly and effectively without having it officially orchestrated by the government.
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