tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post6334030676774641392..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Revisiting FederalismDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-57547992197169693792012-04-14T11:43:16.424-04:002012-04-14T11:43:16.424-04:00Prof Hale: that's a good point, and I wonder ...Prof Hale: that's a good point, and I wonder how, in a democracy, a failed state can ever recover when the people who would embrace the necessary reforms live other places, leaving only the dregs.<br /><br />Justin: Perhaps, but not even Puerto Rico wants to be independent anymore.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-41550648669604473832012-04-12T17:54:35.918-04:002012-04-12T17:54:35.918-04:00Intelligent minds are coming to the same conclusio...Intelligent minds are coming to the same conclusion: the answer is decentralization and secession.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023125641719686613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-1172054534953477832012-04-12T13:47:32.006-04:002012-04-12T13:47:32.006-04:00There is a serious flaw with federalism. We canno...There is a serious flaw with federalism. We cannot restrict the communists in one state from moving to the capitalist paradise next door after they have made their homestate unlivable. Then they immediatly procede to trash their new homes.<br /><br />It would be best if movement could not be restricted, that the benefits of residency could be restricted. But the Supreme court already struck that down. No collecting public benefits for 1 year, no voting for 10 years. Something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com