No verified results crossed the wire this week, but the site added 119 new polls and the comment threads picked up the slack. Here's what people were actually chewing on.
💬 From the discussions
Whether states competing on tax policy is a feature or a flaw.
“Competition among states does provide some helpful checks and balances, I'd argue.” — dagman
“I don't want states competing. It has destroyed the economics of some states.” — bleurose51
Whether D.C. should become a state, and what counts as a partisan power grab.
“I used to be opposed on the basis of tradition and that it would be perceived as a partisan powergrab, but after seeing how badly congress has mismanaged and mistreated DC, I'm not so sure.” — missingsample
“In DC there are more residents than in Wyoming, which also "votes one way almost every election".” — Douglas_Gilligan
🗣 The Minority Report
“Competition among states does provide some helpful checks and balances, I'd argue. Competition at the state level -- just like at the country level -- ensures that policy never strays too far from reasonable.”
— dagman, making the case for the trailing side. He's on the trailing side of the wealth-tax poll, but the states-as-check-and-balance case is made cleanly and without heat. Join that thread →
🗳 Still open
- Should the U.S. abolish the Electoral College and elect the president by national popular vote?
- Should only Congress — not the president — have the power to send U.S. troops into combat?
- Should the U.S. replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax?
- Would you drink the leftover juice straight from a pickle jar?
If any of these caught your eye, cast a vote and leave a note.