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Decentralization Is The Solution To The Government Shutdown Problem

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Ryan McMaken

Were the US government more decentralized, we'd not now be facing a nationwide systemic failure that has continues to cripple the private sector in many ways.

Held Hostage by a Shuttered Regulatory State

The federalization of resources and regulatory power over the past century has created a situation in which numerous industries depend on licensing and regulatory approval from federal regulators to function. And yet, thanks to the shutdown, these industries can do little when facing a federal government that imposes mandates, but won't provide the agency "services" necessary to allow agencies to function under those mandates.

For example, As The Washington Post has reported those areas where the federal government has a large regulatory footprint — such as Alaska — are at the mercy of politicians thousands of miles away.


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