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Think about fire, how much need will Alaska have for fire trucks? *NM* Roland00 Send a noteboard - 14/10/2011 12:30:05 PM
I think something like national defense is not geographic or cultural. I believe the retirement and medical support varies greatly from state to state. I believe it varies as much as the needs of police and fire. Police, transportation, fire etc. are all universal which is why they're are functions of our government. The real question is where they can best be administered. If geography and culture is what separates a federal responsibility from a state responsibility, then I disagree with your premise and believe its just as regional as the other areas you mentioned.

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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