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1) California
2) New York
3) Massachusetts
4) New Jersey
5) Vermont
6) Maryland
7) Connecticut
8) Rhode Island
9) Illinois
10) Oregon
11) Hawaii
12) Michigan
13) Washington
14) Minnesota
15) Pennsylvania
1) California
2) New York
3) Massachusetts
4) New Jersey
5) Vermont
6) Maryland
7) Connecticut
8) Rhode Island
9) Illinois
10) Oregon
11) Hawaii
12) Michigan
13) Washington
14) Minnesota
15) Pennsylvania
Does this classification come from any study or is it based on your opinion/experience?
On the contrary, what are the least governement regulated states in the country? Thanks
Does this classification come from any study or is it based on your opinion/experience?
On the contrary, what are the least governement regulated states in the country? Thanks
Just my opinion, based on various stories I read in papers, stories that bring up new laws brought up by state legislators, that restrict liberties and freedoms.
It's an interesting question. How about some examples of these socialist policies, or government-over-regulation in the states. It's one thing to make claims based on hearsay and opinion, another to back it up with facts and examples.
How do you define socialist - particularly in a capitalist country where it is frequently misunderstood (or confused with communism). How do you quantify government-regulations? And how do we agree on what should or should not be regulated?
For example, abortion is illegal or restricted in some areas - but they didn't make mike0421's list. Some areas also don't let you purchase liquor on Sundays. Most states don't allow euthanasia, drugs, or gay marriage. All of these are examples of over-regulation and restriction of liberties.
mike0421's list also reads like the list of the healthiest states, states offering best access to healthcare, and the best educated states - or at least provides a great deal of overlap with those lists. They also contain most of the nation's prime cities - engines of our economy. Far be it from me to advocate socialism or over-regulation but perhaps the better structure, and using government as the peoples' lobby (rather than one for big business) - usually misinterpreted or maligned as socialism and over-regulation - isn't always a bad thing.
?? Gimme your opinion my fellow American Citizens.
New Hampshire would welcome you with open arms. They like any libertarian-minded people who favor less government all the way around.
My list of states with high levels of government regulations include:
1) New York
2) California
3) Massachusetts
4) New Jersey
5) Rhode Island
6) Oregon
7) Michigan
8) Maryland
9) Vermont
10) Maine
I am in marketing, and was trying to help a furniture retailer put a new location into Vermont. The secretary of state for Vermont calls us up, at the behest of local furniture dealers, wanting to know about our "predatory competitive practices" before they'd let us enter the state.
Predatory my foot. My client had just figured out distribution so that they were a more efficient seller. Wal-Mart is barred from there, too.
So what happens? People from Vermont drive into neighboring states to save money.
I think when people consider states with lot of regulations, they invariably think about liberal states that have a lot of land use and zoning regulations to prevent growth. Places like California, Oregon, and Vermont come to mind. But there are plenty of politically conservative states that regulate their citizens in absurd ways. Take the conservative state of Georgia where I currently live. The governer and many in the state legislature absolutely refuse to consider repealing an existing state law that prevents people from buying liquor at a store in Georgia on Sundays (drinking at bars is OK though). The law is based on the fact that Sunday is a holy day and that liquor should not be consumed on a holy day. Governer Sonny Perdue has gone so far as to say they Sunday liquor ban fosters good time management skills in Georiga citizens. The state lawmakers stand behind this law, notwithstanding that multiple polls have repeatedly shown that Georgia citizens favor repealing this law. To make matters worse, the pious people in the state legislature don't see a problem with bars and sports arenas selling liquor at jacked up prices on Sunday. When considering states that have too much regulation, it is important to consider the moral regulation that many conservative states engage in. No need to simply throw mud at the Californias and Oregons in the world when many other states have a lousy track record on state regulation.
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