What you want is absolutely fascist local government and a libertarian (ie barely existent) national government. Think about it. Which level of government actually does stuff for you? And to whom do you pay most of your taxes? If you live even remotely close to other people, and most people want to, the last thing you want is for them to be able to do whatever they want. The bears are a perfect example. You just can't disentangle from people that are close by to you. Nor should you want to. The government that's closest to the people is the most responsive. You want that government to have resources.
They were doing one thing right: People should vote with their feet. Not everyone wants the same thing. Some people want to live in walkable cities, all on top of each other. Where someone goes through your garbage to make sure you don't dump any recycling in it. Some people want to live in suburbs, and some people want to live in the country. I'm not sure what compels people to stay in places they hate, but moving house has created some of the most positive changes in my life -- each time I did it! 20 yr old me wanted to live above a bar. 40 yr old me wants to live in the woods. We aren't consistent even in one lifetime.
bonghits4jeebus 0 points 3 years ago
What you want is absolutely fascist local government and a libertarian (ie barely existent) national government. Think about it. Which level of government actually does stuff for you? And to whom do you pay most of your taxes? If you live even remotely close to other people, and most people want to, the last thing you want is for them to be able to do whatever they want. The bears are a perfect example. You just can't disentangle from people that are close by to you. Nor should you want to. The government that's closest to the people is the most responsive. You want that government to have resources.
They were doing one thing right: People should vote with their feet. Not everyone wants the same thing. Some people want to live in walkable cities, all on top of each other. Where someone goes through your garbage to make sure you don't dump any recycling in it. Some people want to live in suburbs, and some people want to live in the country. I'm not sure what compels people to stay in places they hate, but moving house has created some of the most positive changes in my life -- each time I did it! 20 yr old me wanted to live above a bar. 40 yr old me wants to live in the woods. We aren't consistent even in one lifetime.