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To counterbalance the impact of factions, ensure that national level politicians continue to pay attention, and generally counteract the soft power that comes f
by AnHonestComment 6y ago
To counterbalance the impact of factions, ensure that national level politicians continue to pay attention, and generally counteract the soft power that comes from having a higher population.
If you think it’s such a benefit, then move there. That’s your right as a citizen.
But almost no one does because that small political benefit doesn’t outweigh the many benefits that population centers enjoy.
- jmeyer2k 6y agoSo, voting power is the best way to counterbalance the downsides of living in a small state? I'd understand if someone proposed, for example, increased federal aid for smaller states that don't have as many support systems, but voting power seems like the wrong way to do this. (Same reason we don't use laws to fix inequality).