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This is one aspect of the USA that is extremely good. There is space for states to do different things. If something doesn't work, people have the ability to vote with their feet.

Another aspect of this is the right to work laws vs. pro-Union laws in some states.

It would be sad if this aspect of the USA disappears (with a more powerful federal government).

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Clearly, it’s a highly chaotic system, so simple assumptions don’t always reflect reality’s for incredibly complex reasons.

A counter intuitive aspect of this is that areas which increased government spending on things like police, parks, schools, or roads could attract individuals with a higher income to live and or work. Which can result in a lower tax rate even as the local government continues to spend more money. And rich people tend to cluster by other rich people, and get surrounded by the slightly less affluent etc, so high properly values tend to discourage crime etc.

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