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This is a ridiculous claim MrFarstrider Send a noteboard - 13/10/2011 09:44:35 PM
Under this logic it wouldn't make any sense to have a state government since everything the state does could be done more efficiently by the federal government. Yet we still let states handle a lot of things like vehicle registrations, schools, state police etc.

I do understand your concerns about people moving between states and what not but people do that all the time and it still doesn't take away a State's ability to run all of the projects it does. Perhaps medicare and SS couldn't operate in the fashion it does now but that also doesn't mean the current method of employing these entitlements isn't the only way it can be done.
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States and Federal Government MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 05:08:14 AM 613 Views
No. MightyYT - 13/10/2011 05:59:07 AM 398 Views
Re: No. MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 07:07:14 AM 387 Views
Re: No. Macharius - 13/10/2011 01:59:58 PM 377 Views
Economy of scale applies to every private bureaucracy, but not government ones. Joel - 13/10/2011 06:53:44 PM 370 Views
of course economy of scale applies just like diseconomy of scale random thoughts - 13/10/2011 10:38:45 PM 452 Views
And both are a function of size rather than government. Joel - 14/10/2011 11:08:53 AM 468 Views
This is a ridiculous claim MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:44:35 PM 372 Views
you can do it with block grants random thoughts - 13/10/2011 06:13:48 AM 360 Views
Believing the states can't do it, is not the same as saying the states will be less efficent or more *NM* Roland00 - 13/10/2011 06:42:34 AM 148 Views
That is a BS argument random thoughts - 13/10/2011 02:08:23 PM 365 Views
Medicaid is already state-managed Isaac - 13/10/2011 06:22:54 AM 463 Views
Yep, You're correct. MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 06:53:38 AM 382 Views
I think you just pinpointed my basic problem with vouchers. Joel - 13/10/2011 06:36:58 PM 423 Views
Ah, Tricare Isaac - 13/10/2011 10:07:59 PM 384 Views
I pretty much agree with this LadyLorraine - 13/10/2011 02:03:04 PM 366 Views
It may still be a better option though, but I wouldn't consider it a likely great success story Isaac - 13/10/2011 09:23:16 PM 452 Views
No I do not believe they do could do Medicare or Social Security more effectively *NM* Roland00 - 13/10/2011 06:41:03 AM 152 Views
Care to elaborate? *NM* MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 06:55:21 AM 176 Views
Would you rather have 50 insurance companies with different pay structures or 1? Roland00 - 14/10/2011 02:14:23 AM 380 Views
If programs to ensure federal citizen rights were divided among the states it would invite disparity Joel - 13/10/2011 06:50:02 PM 458 Views
<Type Random Subject Here> MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:55:04 PM 383 Views
Because some things do not matter much with geography and culture Roland00 - 14/10/2011 02:20:04 AM 361 Views
Yet again I must disagree MrFarstrider - 14/10/2011 05:04:43 AM 387 Views
I agree, it's not necessarily that the need itself changes... LadyLorraine - 14/10/2011 09:06:19 AM 350 Views
Think about fire, how much need will Alaska have for fire trucks? *NM* Roland00 - 14/10/2011 12:30:05 PM 154 Views
Some issues are exclusively local and best handled there, as are some resources. Joel - 14/10/2011 11:22:46 AM 382 Views
The first thought that came to mind..... Jeordam - 13/10/2011 08:55:36 PM 378 Views
I disagree MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:49:15 PM 438 Views
Except when its time to retire.... Jeordam - 14/10/2011 04:03:22 PM 354 Views
Absolutely not *NM* Two Wongs - 14/10/2011 10:55:01 AM 183 Views
Depends on the state and its legislators, doesn't it? But, generally, no. *NM* Palatine - 14/10/2011 06:50:13 PM 153 Views
Pick your rapist and tell me why it makes a damn bit of difference. *NM* Cannoli - 15/10/2011 05:06:50 PM 159 Views
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