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Naive question: how is this better than each of these states doing its own thing (even if those things end up looking similar)? What does California gain by tea
by ambivalents 7y ago
Naive question: how is this better than each of these states doing its own thing (even if those things end up looking similar)? What does California gain by teaming up with WA and OR, for example?
- kevingadd 7y agoBetter coordination between the states helps reduce chaos at the borders between the states. If OR opens a week before WA the people living near the border will be in a weird limbo, especially if they need to cross the border for work etc.
- alkonaut 7y agoLook at the Netherlands and Belgium screaming at each other and threatening to close borders because one felt the other had too little restrictions. Let’s just say it’s very much bad for your neighborhood of states to have that kind of situation. Closing borders or having diplomatic disasters isn’t worth it. It’s better to reach a common decision.
- rlt 7y agoI'd rather everyone close their borders for now (except for cargo and essential travel, with testing/quarantine) and countries/states/regions respond however they see fit for their own populations. The regions with the best responses can be examples for the others to follow.