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> prevent you from having any ability to even change the system But the best solution to that is to just invert the system so that the federal government has t
by commandlinefan 4y ago
> prevent you from having any ability to even change the system
But the best solution to that is to just invert the system so that the federal government has the least impact, the states the second least, and the local municipalities the most. Which was what the last civil war was fought over.
- corrral 4y agoThat's a very expensive solution, most likely, in terms of harm to the economy & international competitiveness. And we already have a huge problem with race-to-the-bottom dynamics when states or cities race to see who can bend over fastest in hopes of to receiving a few scraps from megacorporations. Start putting things the federal government controls in the hands of states and cities, and corporations will definitely gain more power to dictate things like environmental laws, corporate taxation, consumer protection, et c. I don't think this idea is compatible with a decent-to-live-in, modern economy and state, as nice as it may seem in the abstract.
- colinmhayes 4y agoThis is the reason California has a housing crisis. Hyper local power just leads to people in desirable areas voting themselves a handout at the expense of people who move there.