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Because we are not an over-centralized, power-obsessed, repressive regime, run by a gerontocracy.
At least -- not yet.
The American Experiment was founded on the principle of federalism -- allowing each state, within sensible limits, to pursue its own goals. That idea nearly foundered over the question of slavery, and at a tremendous cost in loss of lives, liberties and property (and the build-up to that took another 80+ years, during which the world as a whole, through the process known as the Enlightenment, moved further away from oppression), so that the "good guys" finally won, the wounds were healed, and human progress continued.
Over the past century-plus, the world has witnessed the beak-up of several nations -- sometimes peaceful (Sweden and Czechoslovakia) and sometimes bloody (India and Yugoslavia). And we're not the only nation dealing with this; Canada, often cited as a model for democracy, has a serious problem with internal divisions. And the Philippines, struggling with seventeen distinct tribal groups and sixteen languages (sixteen sets of lyrics to their national anthem ) is coping, borrowing, to some degree, from American Federalism.
We're a little overstressed at present -- due in no small part to the pressures aggravated by greater mobility and and advances in communications, but it's not worth throwing the entire American Experiment away.
Public assistance programs are over 25% of federal spending. They have to be discussed, especially since they're Fed Gov overreach. The Fed Gov has no Constitutional authority to implement or administer them. Constitutionally, they are each state's responsibility if the constituency of each state, respectively, wishes to tax for, implement, and administer them.
I could talk about federal spending all day, such as how the top five states on Disability are in the South. But that is not the topic of this thread. The thread is about breaking up the country. Posting blame is not addressing the question. Both sides detest one another. Break up the country. It would probably be the most amicable vote we've ever had. It's like the divorce where both parties can't wait to get away from one another.
I could talk about federal spending all day, such as how the top five states on Disability are in the South. But that is not the topic of this thread. The thread is about breaking up the country. Posting blame is not addressing the question. Both sides detest one another. Break up the country. It would probably be the most amicable vote we've ever had. It's like the divorce where both parties can't wait to get away from one another.
Sure... Let's look at who's on disability.
Quote:
"At the national level, Native Americans have the highest disability rate among working-age adults (16 percent), followed by blacks (11 percent), whites (9 percent), Hispanics (7 percent), and Asians (4 percent)."
Those on disability are
Democrats: 64%
Republicans: 25%
Proving, yet again, that Democrats are the majority of society's takers. Why give them any more power in the Fed Gov? They already have too much power and use it to pander to and bribe their taker voter base.
Let's not. Let's stay on topic of this thread. You keep moving the discussion from breaking up the country to the sad state of welfare in southern states. You can start another thread for that topic if you wish.
Let's not. Let's stay on topic of this thread. You keep moving the discussion from breaking up the country to the sad state of welfare in southern states. You can start another thread for that topic if you wish.
It's not just Southern states. California has 12% of the US population but 34% of the US population on public assistance. Fully 1/3 of all public assistance recipients are Californians. Blue-staters.
The state with the highest number of public assistance enrollees per capita is New Mexico. Another blue state.
So you're okay with 38% of a population not paying federal income tax? Taxes were cut since this report, so I would imagine the number is even higher now.
It's all but irrelevant if taxes are raised or not, due to the existing loopholes, which are guarded heavily by Democrats. The Democrats raise the issue of raising taxes to make the poor feel better, but they never condemn the loopholes.
May be more likely for political losers or perceived losers and / or radical to push this idea. The talk usually does not amount to much, but we'll see in coming years, decades.
I am inclined to focus on making now work reasonably well despite the ups and downs. If a majority or super majority began to take dissolution seriously, I'd be forced to look closer / participate more. We are not there yet.
Those on disability are
Democrats: 64%
Republicans: 25%
Proving, yet again, that Democrats are the majority of society's takers. Why give them any more power in the Fed Gov? They already have too much power and use it to pander to and bribe their taker voter base.
It looks like you didn't read your own article.
"Places with the lowest disability rates have strong economies and well-educated populations, such as San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in California; Madison, Wisc.; Austin, Texas; and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan areas with the highest disability rates are located both within and outside of the disability belt. Some have historically manufacturing-based or industrial economies, such as Scranton, Pa.; Birmingham, Ala.; Toledo, Ohio; and Spokane, Wash. Others, like Tucson, Ariz.; Deltona, Fla.; and El Paso, Texas have large tourism or agricultural sectors that employ many workers with low levels of education." https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...and-education/
But, no need to get off topic. If the GOP thinks they are the real breadwinners in this country - great! They should be all the more willing to split the country. Wins all around. An amicable divorce really would be the ideal.
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) is coping, borrowing, to some degree, from American Federalism.
