Originally Posted by
Seneca Pilot
The original plan for this country back in 1792 was for the Federal government to tax and pay for its responsibilities and for the states and local governments to tax and pay for theirs. We would be FAR better off if we had stuck to that plan.
Agreed. Just don't do thinking that 'The laboratory of the States' is a partisan thing. Supposedly 'states rights' Republicans will forget their ideology in 2 seconds when California enacts tougher emissions standards.