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Because some things do not matter much with geography and culture Roland00 Send a noteboard - 14/10/2011 02:20:04 AM
Making sure you have a guaranteed safety net for the old and disabled is kinda universal and does not need different rules for different places.

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Alaska on the other hand has very different needs than Florida when it comes to transportation, police, fire, education, etc. In these type of situations where geography and culture fundamentally change the nature of the problem having 50 different bureaucracies is a feature not a bug.
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States and Federal Government MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 05:08:14 AM 644 Views
No. MightyYT - 13/10/2011 05:59:07 AM 427 Views
Re: No. MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 07:07:14 AM 423 Views
Re: No. Macharius - 13/10/2011 01:59:58 PM 411 Views
Economy of scale applies to every private bureaucracy, but not government ones. Joel - 13/10/2011 06:53:44 PM 402 Views
of course economy of scale applies just like diseconomy of scale random thoughts - 13/10/2011 10:38:45 PM 496 Views
And both are a function of size rather than government. Joel - 14/10/2011 11:08:53 AM 506 Views
This is a ridiculous claim MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:44:35 PM 410 Views
you can do it with block grants random thoughts - 13/10/2011 06:13:48 AM 384 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 165 Views
That is a BS argument random thoughts - 13/10/2011 02:08:23 PM 400 Views
Medicaid is already state-managed Isaac - 13/10/2011 06:22:54 AM 495 Views
Yep, You're correct. MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 06:53:38 AM 410 Views
I think you just pinpointed my basic problem with vouchers. Joel - 13/10/2011 06:36:58 PM 462 Views
Ah, Tricare Isaac - 13/10/2011 10:07:59 PM 414 Views
I pretty much agree with this LadyLorraine - 13/10/2011 02:03:04 PM 398 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 480 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 168 Views
Care to elaborate? *NM* MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 06:55:21 AM 192 Views
Would you rather have 50 insurance companies with different pay structures or 1? Roland00 - 14/10/2011 02:14:23 AM 410 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 491 Views
<Type Random Subject Here> MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:55:04 PM 415 Views
Because some things do not matter much with geography and culture Roland00 - 14/10/2011 02:20:04 AM 395 Views
Yet again I must disagree MrFarstrider - 14/10/2011 05:04:43 AM 417 Views
I agree, it's not necessarily that the need itself changes... LadyLorraine - 14/10/2011 09:06:19 AM 385 Views
Think about fire, how much need will Alaska have for fire trucks? *NM* Roland00 - 14/10/2011 12:30:05 PM 170 Views
Some issues are exclusively local and best handled there, as are some resources. Joel - 14/10/2011 11:22:46 AM 421 Views
The first thought that came to mind..... Jeordam - 13/10/2011 08:55:36 PM 417 Views
I disagree MrFarstrider - 13/10/2011 09:49:15 PM 469 Views
Except when its time to retire.... Jeordam - 14/10/2011 04:03:22 PM 389 Views
Absolutely not *NM* Two Wongs - 14/10/2011 10:55:01 AM 194 Views
Depends on the state and its legislators, doesn't it? But, generally, no. *NM* Palatine - 14/10/2011 06:50:13 PM 166 Views
Pick your rapist and tell me why it makes a damn bit of difference. *NM* Cannoli - 15/10/2011 05:06:50 PM 174 Views
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