> In the US half the people in charge of the government hate it and want it to fail. Of course it's going to be bloated, inefficient, and costly. It's being sabotaged from the top.
How are republicans sabotaging New York City, San Francisco, etc? Historically, half of all governmental spending in the country happens at the state and local level—-and that comprises most of the services that affect people’s daily lives the most. Blue states could have big, active, well run governments if that were possible, and republicans could do very little to “sabotage” them.
In practice, the most well-run places in the country tend to be moderate red areas where government has limited objectives but does it well. I grew up in red state Virginia and it was very well run. When California was well run, it was a red state. Florida is a well run state. I live in a Romney ‘12 county in a blue state, and it’s really well run, unlike Baltimore, where I used to live. I actually love going to the county landfill/recycling center, because it’s so neat and orderly and well run.
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Look, I’d love it if there were American cities like Copenhagen. But there aren’t any, and it’s some serious cope to blame that on republicans, seeing as how a republican couldn’t get elected dog catcher in these places.
I'm with you. The Republicans are the cause of all problems for liberals, and when you point out issues with an entire City->State government chain of Democrats it's still the other parties fault.
I love living in a large city, but in the last 5 years it has not become worth it with all the political fighting, high taxes, drugs, homeless, crime, etc... I found peace in a small city, low taxes and a government I don't think about because they stay out of my way.