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Plan to divide California into 6 states advances

• VLM 13y ago
  "Draper said the smaller governments would be more responsive to the needs of residents and communities" Why? I've lived in big states, little states, and now in the middle, and the possible ratios are quite large, lots bigger than a mere six or so, and I assure you the DMV in little states didn't love me any more than in megastates. Or the state revenue dept, or any other. Individual citizens in the USA don't matter any more unless they're in the neofeudal overclass, but even for the elite, the only real effect will be "formerly state wide, now 6-state wide" businesses will have six times the hassle, six times the election campaign contributions required to obtain service, six times the paperwork, I'm not seeing an advantage. And again, in my experience, if anything, big state governments stay "bought" better than small state governments, or at least there isn't a factor of six gain. Who is easier to purchase, an Illinois governor all of which have ended up in prison, or a Wisconsin governor few of which (none? although we're getting real close now...) have ended up in prison. The big guys are easier to buy, over more than a factor of six.