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Originally Posted by sprocket
As other states see what works and what doesn't, they refine and improve on what others have done. We all benefit.
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Do you really believe that? Honestly, in your heart, do you honestly believe this? Because, that is just rhetoric. It's not true. And you know it's not true. Some states would fuck up the education system, some would fuck up highway maintenance, California might let Hollywood stars get away with anything.
There is, in fact, NO REASON for states to compete. Why would they? Nobody is going to move to another state, where they have to find a new job, a new house, etc. What if you specialize in semiconductor fabrication? Well, you have to live in California. Aerospace engineering? Well, you'd better be in Illinois or Texas. People are, for the most part, stuck where their jobs are. States are not better-natured than the government. Now we just will have 51 really inefficient governments instead of 1 really inefficient government and 50 slightly less inefficient governments.
Saying "let the states do it" isn't a solution. It's a cop-out.