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In reply to the discussion: I think we are missing the most damaging aspects of the shutdown to the right... [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)If the federal government shrank to nothing, blue states would step in to take over it's functions in their state. So, they would have food inspections, air and ground transport regulation, properly funded schools, new product approvals, ect. They will change to return to normal function.
Red states, where the small government insanity is spoken with regularity, will suffer badly. There would be no funds transfer from wealthier blue states, no food inspections, no transport inspections, schools will suck much more than they now do. Blue states will prevent products being made in those states from being sold in largely much wealthier blue states, so red state businesses that now enjoy blue state sales will shrink, along with employment in those states. The situation is largely similar to what would happen if blue citizens split off to form their own country, leaving red citizens in their own country.
Anyone that want small government should spend a year living in Somolia or other places that have a largely non functioning government.