Advanced economies are so sick we need a new way to think about them

Re:Advanced economies are so sick we need a new way to think... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @05:10PM (#10503107)

> I'd advocate for an experimental approach with smaller populations with different possible solutions, ratcheting them up as they are shown to be successful and sustainable.

That sounds like exactly the kind of situation where different states try different things, then the Federal government does something after it sees which ones worked. This approach has been something of a pattern for trying new things in the US.

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Re:Advanced economies are so sick we need a new way to think... by clavalle on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @09:51AM (#10506924)

Yes, and one of the secret ingredients to the success of the US.

But as decades pass, people seem to want to skip those first steps and jump right to the Federal level and refuse to budge if they cannot get the entire nation to make some leap or another with them.

That evolving 'Everybody or Nobody' attitude is killing one of the strengths of the US system.

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