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Old 06-22-2014, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
That's not really happening... And we don't really have a system like the one I outlined anyway. Our fedgov spends more than all state and local governments combined. That means there is not as much difference from one state to the next as there could be. Essentially we have greatly restricted the possible social experiments that can take place.
This is correct. The fed gov routinely withholds monies from any states that don't go along with the federal mandates etc. Not much room for a republic these days. People still think the civil war was fought over slavery. Ahh revisionist history.