re: #200 Talking Point Detective

As I understand it, one oft’ heard rightwing argument is that more localized power give people more control over their lives. There’s a certain logic to that, but there are a couple of problems.

If, in effect, people have fewer and more expensive options available as the result of increased localization, in the end they will have less control.

Also, as obdicut points out, there are logistical implications to increasing localization that make localization unrealistic at some level. On what basis do you account for that problem in saying you’d prefer a more localized approach, and why do you think that state level balances that issue optimally?

I want to see the localized health plan for that township in Tenn. that keeps having issues with residents not paying the local fire coverage fee and then having their houses burn down.
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