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Re:Yes, the U.S. economy is likely in recession by Clubber on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @10:17AM (#32332007)
>Now we just need to take the next logical step into balkanization

That was the original design with much power belonging to the states. The federal government has gained a lot of power over the last century or so. We're seeing the effects of centralized power over a large and diverse population. Also, many people want the government to solve problems at the federal level, having little to no understanding that other people in other states live their lives very differently and have different priorities.

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Re:Yes, the U.S. economy is likely in recession by misterprime on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @01:23PM (#32334507)
I'd love to see a change where the federal government was no longer allowed to tax individual citizens (or companies?). Taxation should be done by their State of residence/employment, and the Federal government can tax the State.

I'm not sure what else could be abstracted this way so that the citizen wouldn't interact so directly with the federal government. Things like the DoE, and HUD, could probably be eliminated while things like the FDA and EPA really should have federal reach to execute their missions properly (not that they're really doing that).

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