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[โ€“] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We are too dumb to set our own standards!

It's not about being "too dumb". It's about having skills that transfer across state lines. There's a reason we don't let doctors and lawyers from other countries just set up a shop and start practicing in the US without meeting American standards first. Now imagine that happening from one state to the next. In your naive attempt to reduce the size of government, you've actually increased government bureaucracy and red tape by orders of magnitude.

And again, where are states going to make up that 15% of funding provided by the federal government?

[โ€“] sfu@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

The fed gov could lower their taxes that are used for it, and the states could raise theirs. The fed should not be taking care of states except helping in emergency situations. States should be taking care of themselves financially.

I get what you're saying, but you're also saying some states are too dumb. If their leaders are too dumb, then they can replace their leaders, same as we do with the fed gov.