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There are some countries that are so enviable in their governments and culture that it is an injustice they are one of a kind. I love my own country and identify with those who want to immigrate, but don’t want my quality of life to decrease in the way that letting absolutely everyone in would cause.
To alleviate this problem I propose country franchises. If a countries governmental system isn’t working, its inhabitants should be able to vote on whether their governmental structure should be abandoned in favour of another countries more successful system.
The country being franchised would win because they would become bigger, and thus more fearsome to predators, and the struggling country would win because they would be supplied with all laws and logos they have admired from afar.
Where's my Nobel Prize at?
Almost baked in Puerto Rico
http://geography.ab...weekly/aa031698.htm
If they had voted it in. [Worldgineer, Nov 04 2004]
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_romer.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_romer.html
[bobofthefuture, Aug 08 2009]
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//Where's my Nobel Prize at?// |
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Sweden. It's a reasonably wealthy democracy, run under a socially benign system that ensures everyone has good health cover, access to broad social justice programs and impressive levels of public infrastructure. Effectively a democratic monarchy, it is one of the world's best places to live. |
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Well yeah, Sweden has to be great, isn't
FarmerJohn their leader? + |
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Nah, he's just the timekeeper. |
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What an amazing place Sweden is. |
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Baked centuries ago, only the franchises were called "colonies". I live in one. It used to be called "New Spain" until my ancestors had the great idea of revolution. See? Hadn't it been for them Mexico would be now part of the EU ;) |
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I'll have to give this a fish because, even when a country is doomed to poverty and riots, there will always be a stubborn group of people trying to fix it, so people wouldn't vote for making their country a clone of another one. Plus, we all know that could never be done. |
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UnaBubba: I wanted to move to Australia... but then there's that prime minister. |
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We've learned to ignore him. He's a short fellow, with a funny voice. Sorta like Elmer Fudd, with glasses. |
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Nice idea [bob], don't know if it would work in practice - that US/UK Middle Eastern franchise wasn't working out so well last time I looked, although I guess that was more a hostile takeover... |
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- "So where do you live now?"
- "Lichtenstein Lite" |
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//I love my own country// |
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You have your own country? - Must be nice. |
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//If a countries governmental system isn’t working, its inhabitants should be able to vote // ... to replace their system with one that allows them to vote... Oh, wait. |
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Who would enforce it? [-] |
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Yesyesyes, we've all read Snowcrash [-] |
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