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More important is that states can’t control immigration and cross-border trade, making a variety of policies infeasible or much more expensive, compared with th
by shantly 7y ago
More important is that states can’t control immigration and cross-border trade, making a variety of policies infeasible or much more expensive, compared with the same implemented nationwide.
- bhupy 7y agoImmigration and cross-border trade is free in the EU, and yet healthcare is a member-state level issue. In India, healthcare is explicitly a state issue, not a Union issue.
- shantly 7y agoAt a glance, it looks like both have mandates of some sort that keep states/countries from going full-on free rider, which is what I expected.
- bhupy 7y agoRight, the US-equivalent would be for States to tie their welfare programs to state residency, which is totally reasonable and within the realm of possibility.