Fred Thompson " Federalism encourages limited national government, promotes experimentation and competition between the states and diffuses power and promotes freedom."
The Budgetarian posts are right in line with Mr. Thompson's thoughts.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Thursday, March 8, 2007
The use of CBSA's
To find the economics to explain the rational for creating new states, I have had to look beyond just the data on state's economics. When looking at MSA's ( use county statistical data) or CBSA's ( Functional region based arounf an urban center of at least 10,000 people).
This information is useful ( from OMB and the Census Bureau) but I have had difficulty finding financial data on individual counties. The financial data needed to complete a thesable statement, is county finance ( tax collected, realestate, sales....). There are counties of a CBSA that border state lines, tere for there should be economic data of the counties with in a CVSA and of the counties bordering the CBSA's.
These regional centers have a flow of resources, jobs, transportation that state statistics do not show and stright data of the counties in and around CBSA's would give more accurate information.
The trouble now is that I have not been able to access the type of data on counties that the Census Bureau web site is not showing, or perhaps I'm not querring the right questions.
When the data comes in and I can show a link between counties of a CBSA regardless of state borders, then would a CBSA become a state?
How with this data can I show that a CBSA would fuction better as a state?
Could the CBSA provide better services and representation?
The Census Bureau lists 3,141 counties or county-equivalent, I've found that 9 states where the largest city and the largest county by population are not the same. Just one of many odities I've come across.
Among other statistics on the population is help full, currently the size of a county is useless ( until we discuss growth potential) but some counties might be large but might be unsutiable for growth.
Later questions of voting districts, electorial college delagets, House of representitives and other information wil follow. County Laws, state laws will need to be addresed.
With so many county governments (3,141) and 50 states reservations, federal laws and one federal government it is easy to give up thinking that i could be possible to reorganize this nation.What is the perpose of our ofr what funtion dose a county serve?
This information is useful ( from OMB and the Census Bureau) but I have had difficulty finding financial data on individual counties. The financial data needed to complete a thesable statement, is county finance ( tax collected, realestate, sales....). There are counties of a CBSA that border state lines, tere for there should be economic data of the counties with in a CVSA and of the counties bordering the CBSA's.
These regional centers have a flow of resources, jobs, transportation that state statistics do not show and stright data of the counties in and around CBSA's would give more accurate information.
The trouble now is that I have not been able to access the type of data on counties that the Census Bureau web site is not showing, or perhaps I'm not querring the right questions.
When the data comes in and I can show a link between counties of a CBSA regardless of state borders, then would a CBSA become a state?
How with this data can I show that a CBSA would fuction better as a state?
Could the CBSA provide better services and representation?
The Census Bureau lists 3,141 counties or county-equivalent, I've found that 9 states where the largest city and the largest county by population are not the same. Just one of many odities I've come across.
Among other statistics on the population is help full, currently the size of a county is useless ( until we discuss growth potential) but some counties might be large but might be unsutiable for growth.
Later questions of voting districts, electorial college delagets, House of representitives and other information wil follow. County Laws, state laws will need to be addresed.
With so many county governments (3,141) and 50 states reservations, federal laws and one federal government it is easy to give up thinking that i could be possible to reorganize this nation.What is the perpose of our ofr what funtion dose a county serve?
Saturday, January 13, 2007
The New States of America
Has any one ever thought about why we have 50 states? Or perhaps why they have the particular shape?
Perhaps you have noticed a difference between one part of a state to anothe, the regional differences; culture, speech, life style, ect...
I want to persuade you in these blogs to if not support the idea of retrocession at least think about the idea of reshaping our 50 states according to similarities in regional, economics and geographic reasons to create larger and fewer states.
This question I've been contemplating for some time. Do our present state borders do service or disservice to America? I say No. When the states were originally created little thought was given to the social economic struggles these state borders would create, and at there inception who would have known the country would grow as fast or as large as it is now, well perhaps Alexander Hamilton.
The main points in this post are: A brief history of how the states came to be. Why should we combine the states and How this could be done.
The beginnings can be traced to 1606 and James I of England with a charter designating the 34th to 45th parallels of latitude between what is now Nova Scotia and North Carolina. Land was granted according to religious affiliation ( Maryland to the Catholics for example). Skiping 179 years to 1785, Washington was not yet president ( not until 1789). Congress enacts the Land Ordinance of 1785. This sets the rules of survey, straight lines and rectanggular blocks of six mile squares according to Frederick Merk in his book History of the Westward Movement. The surveyors used the longatutdail and latitude lins, rivers and forts as starting points, yet the irregular shape of the states can be attributed to disputes between the 13 colonies and land
Perhaps you have noticed a difference between one part of a state to anothe, the regional differences; culture, speech, life style, ect...
I want to persuade you in these blogs to if not support the idea of retrocession at least think about the idea of reshaping our 50 states according to similarities in regional, economics and geographic reasons to create larger and fewer states.
This question I've been contemplating for some time. Do our present state borders do service or disservice to America? I say No. When the states were originally created little thought was given to the social economic struggles these state borders would create, and at there inception who would have known the country would grow as fast or as large as it is now, well perhaps Alexander Hamilton.
The main points in this post are: A brief history of how the states came to be. Why should we combine the states and How this could be done.
The beginnings can be traced to 1606 and James I of England with a charter designating the 34th to 45th parallels of latitude between what is now Nova Scotia and North Carolina. Land was granted according to religious affiliation ( Maryland to the Catholics for example). Skiping 179 years to 1785, Washington was not yet president ( not until 1789). Congress enacts the Land Ordinance of 1785. This sets the rules of survey, straight lines and rectanggular blocks of six mile squares according to Frederick Merk in his book History of the Westward Movement. The surveyors used the longatutdail and latitude lins, rivers and forts as starting points, yet the irregular shape of the states can be attributed to disputes between the 13 colonies and land
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Be realistict: Demand the impossible
The writers of the United States Constitution saw a time when states may need to form new jurisdictions, other wise why include Article IV Section III. In a kinetic society as ours, change is inevitable if this union is to survive.
We do not need to reinvent our selves as a nation, only reorganize.
Do our present state borders do service or disservice to our nation? I say disservice, are we all not interested in more responsive government, better representation and above all more efficient government.
The next stage in order to form a more perfect union is accession.
A reconstruction 2.0 of our states based on regional similarities, economic, future growth and natural boundaries. If a state has four distinct regions, have the regions disband from the current state model and join with its natural course of growth to regions of its neighboring states.
Our current state borders are a major hindrance; they poorly reflect the changes in the population (voting, economic…) and in general are counterproductive to the nation. The current states are ineffective to handle future crisis (natural and man made) allowing regions to respond to crisis based on mass mutual aid is the future of this country.
States and local governments are the backbone of this nation and the federal government is to be subservient to the states.
A better organized Union of States would reduce the national debt, reduce to size of the Federal Government, be a better use of taxes collected and distributed, instill ownership and participation in the citizenry. And shake up the stagnation of our current two party systems, as well as infuse the nation with vitality, fresh new political blood and new ideas.
A national referendum to re-border the entire country would be quite a daunting task, although the creation of a new nation must have been even more complex.
The Budgetarian
We do not need to reinvent our selves as a nation, only reorganize.
Do our present state borders do service or disservice to our nation? I say disservice, are we all not interested in more responsive government, better representation and above all more efficient government.
The next stage in order to form a more perfect union is accession.
A reconstruction 2.0 of our states based on regional similarities, economic, future growth and natural boundaries. If a state has four distinct regions, have the regions disband from the current state model and join with its natural course of growth to regions of its neighboring states.
Our current state borders are a major hindrance; they poorly reflect the changes in the population (voting, economic…) and in general are counterproductive to the nation. The current states are ineffective to handle future crisis (natural and man made) allowing regions to respond to crisis based on mass mutual aid is the future of this country.
States and local governments are the backbone of this nation and the federal government is to be subservient to the states.
A better organized Union of States would reduce the national debt, reduce to size of the Federal Government, be a better use of taxes collected and distributed, instill ownership and participation in the citizenry. And shake up the stagnation of our current two party systems, as well as infuse the nation with vitality, fresh new political blood and new ideas.
A national referendum to re-border the entire country would be quite a daunting task, although the creation of a new nation must have been even more complex.
The Budgetarian
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