I agree - a related issue is that if indeed government should be using it's power, then it should be exercised at theost local level possible ie at the city or

I agree - a related issue is that if indeed government should be using it's power, then it should be exercised at theost local level possible ie at the city or county level. That way you could see what happens when people have more of a choice about whether to live under those rules or not, before applying it in a way that is harder to avoid. Meaning it is easy to move cities or counties (in the US), harder to move state, almost impossible to change countries for most people's. If it really is good for companies, then more will move there. If not, they will move out - better to do the experiment on a small scale first! But the aim of a lot of federal or state level proposed legislation is so that people can't escape nirvana...