Re:Sydney’s plan to split into three cities in as little as ...
by toyg on Friday April 13, 2018 @08:07AM
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> having three governments will be less efficient than one
But it will provide three times as many jobs for the class of people that decides on these matters.
It's hard not to be cynic about politics when institutions "self-reform" by expanding in non-obvious (and likely more expensive) ways.
Do residents of an area actually behave like this? Those who can afford to may live anywhere they want. But only those who own their own businesses can determine where they work - the rest have to work in a particular location. And the choice of where to live involves many trade-offs including commute distance.
My intuition would say that splitting up Sydney will have no effect on resident behavior but that having three governments will be less efficient than one with taxes going up accordingly.