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I live in New Jersey where every little town has its own government, its own taxes, its own police force, its own school system. Its super inefficient and expen
by rr808 4y ago
I live in New Jersey where every little town has its own government, its own taxes, its own police force, its own school system. Its super inefficient and expensive, and heterogeneous. American systems like this are the main driver for inequality as wealthy areas have much better public services. Please dont go this route.
- pjc50 4y agoEngland(+) copied the US system of having too many elected roles with the "Police And Crime Commissioners". They are highly paid, elected on tiny turnouts of 10-20%, get no media coverage, and seemingly do nothing. (+) yes, just England and Wales
- eynsham 4y agoNot everything is about the US. The UK has a long tradition of local government, and devolution proposals in circulation don’t blindly ape foreign models, whether from NJ or elsewhere, whatever their overall merits. Obviously there are advantages to centralisation, but even if you’re right that NJ is too decentralised, that has no bearing on whether the UK is instead too centralised.