It seems to related or possibly even identical to: what things should the government regulate vs what things should be left unregulated (or left to be regulated

It seems to related or possibly even identical to: what things should the government regulate vs what things should be left unregulated (or left to be regulated by a more local government). The founders of the US were very interested in deciding what are the responsibilities of the federal government vs what will be left up to the states to decide. They wrote entire essay series on the topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers