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Depends on the State. More later. Respects,MurphOn the Outer Marches
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I can only speak for the state of Texas which, while a low tax, low spending state, has its fingers in a lot of pies. For example, states like Texas fund a lot of education and welfare programs as...
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That is a simple question that prompts a very complex and lengthy answer. The deceptively simple answer is that the States are empowered to do whatever is not pre-emptec by Federal law. In California...
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Public school boards here in the United States are controlled locally in political entities known as school districts. They have their own governing apparatus, usually a School Board, run by a...
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Fascinating. There seems to be a much greater variance between the states there than there is here.
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From an Australian perspective, one of the most striking political differences is the number of elected government positions in the USA. Voting for a prosecutor or judge, for example, is a very...
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Oh, sometimes State Governments take over local institutions. One perfect example here in Missouri is the fact that the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is controlled by a State Board, not by...
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I am interested in this too JB. Jekyl Island 1913? vs Ezra Pound. cf Shutter Island (the movie)Mini Depression 1880's.TH Castaway and 'WILSON!'
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http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/box-seat/stop-stealing-game-of-thrones-says-us-ambassador-to-australians-20130427-2ilam.htmlWhat was the question again?
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It's an interesting one, isn't it. I find the contrast between the USA and Australia in this regard fascinating. I have no view on whether one is better than the other, I think there are strengths...
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Good discussion and details on what's I'd call a "three pint" subject. One thing I'd add is that the complexity/confusion that typifies the U.S. governmental system has been around since the very...
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Local law enforcement. Yeah, about that. Why don't we just list everything in my neck of the woods. 1. KCPD (for KCMO)2. NKCPD (for Northtown)3. Gladstone Public Safety, a weird duck of an...
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And I'm sure I didn't name all of them in the area either. Respects, Murph On the Outer Marches
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Here is a partial list from wiki for Missouri and Kansas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_Missouri...
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Based on the number of questions I get from sausage buyers around the world about federal-state fiscal relations in our country, Iwould say our federal system is quite unique and closest to Germany's....
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...of their revenue from the Feds. In fact the vertical fiscal imbalance is so large here that the reallocation across the states is all you need to deal with the horizontal imbalances across the...
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State goverments run the licensing boards for professions. If you are a doctor, lawyer, you have to be licensed by the state. Heck, even hairdressers, building contractors, cosmetic consultants and a...
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