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by JumpCrisscross 517 days ago
> we don't really have much in the way of canals or railroads

How do goods get into and out of your town? Are you connected to a grid? Do you use GPS?
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t-3 517 days ago
Roads. There's a large port nearby, but it doesn't depend on canals. The electrical grid is also maintained by the state along with the other states on the same regional grid, again, the federal contribution is largely limited to funding.

GPS, OK, that's useful and it's existence depend(-s/-ed?) on the federal government/military I guess.

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JumpCrisscross 517 days ago
> Roads

And who builds the big roads?

> a large port nearby

Who makes it viable by protecting international shipping, guarding the coast and regulating port infrastructure? (If you’re on a Great Lake, it absolutely depends on canals. That and Canada.)

> electrical grid is also maintained by the state along with the other states on the same regional grid

Not how North American grids work, outside Alaska, Texas, Florida and maybe the SPP. States have influence on NERC through the utilities. Grids don’t line up neatly with state lines, and the whole mess requires regular federal coordination.

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John23832 517 days ago
@Jump You're talking to a wall man.
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