Elle Griffin

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What if we split the US into city-states?

• Elle Griffin 26 Oct 2023 22:14 UTC

  3 points

  in reply to: Sable’s comment on: Should US states self-gov­ern?

  Yes, it might not be possible right now to call a constitutional convention and reorganize into city states. But it’s entirely possible to give more autonomy (and fiscal autonomy) to local and state governments. Sometimes I think it’s worth writing about/​thinking about the ideal so then we can see how we can get there (rather than working with what we have now and trying to tweak it slightly better).

• Elle Griffin 25 Oct 2023 14:22 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: Sable’s comment on: Should US states self-gov­ern?

  You’re reading my mind!!!!!!! My next essay is about what would happen if we divided the country into city-states!! (And it would be for those exact reasons: the divide is urban/​rural, and we’d be better aligned with our governments!)

Should US states self-gov­ern?

A peek at Utah’s uni­ver­sal health­care attempt

• Elle Griffin 13 Oct 2023 23:42 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: Robert Terrin’s comment on: US State In­come vs. Fed­eral Income

  Ok wow, this is so helpful. Thank you so so much!

• Elle Griffin 6 Oct 2023 17:01 UTC

  1 point

  on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  Does anyone have a good essay about federalism—particularly the history of the US and how we have divided power between the federal governments and the states?

• Elle Griffin 5 Oct 2023 13:26 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: ErikSchmidt’s comment on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  Thank you so much, this is very helpful!

• Elle Griffin 5 Oct 2023 13:24 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: jasoncrawford’s comment on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  Thank you!

• Elle Griffin 4 Oct 2023 15:52 UTC

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  on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  I’m still researching various income streams for governments and I’m wondering: will income tax be the best way to tax in the future? (I’m thinking about remote work and how we might be taxed in one location but living in another one). Or are there governments who are pulling tax revenue from other unique places? Are there any good books or essays about unique tax structures that have worked well/​make sense?

  What links here?

  • Progress links di­gest, 2023-10-12: Dyson sphere ther­mo­dy­nam­ics and a cure for cavities by jasoncrawford (LessWrong; 13 Oct 2023 0:41 UTC; 14 points)

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• Elle Griffin 20 Sep 2023 17:46 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: John Buridan’s comment on: US State In­come vs. Fed­eral Income

  Thank you so much!

[Question] US State In­come vs. Fed­eral Income