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by JumpCrisscross 515 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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@Jump You're talking to a wall man.