[direwolf20]

Does it actually work like we hope it does?

[AndrewKemendo]

No and it never has

It only works for people the state expects significant amounts of money from (taxes don’t count)

Don’t expect a government to help you unless you’re one of its larger donors

[trimethylpurine]

Depends where, I think. Where your neighbors are mostly honorable, it mostly works. There are plenty of nice neighborhoods, and no shortage of bad ones either, sadly.

[mrmlz]

It has worked great in Sweden until a decade or so ago! Depends on the population and general sense of community.

[llbbdd]

it does, yeah. people love to examine exceptions and determine that the system they appeared within should be dismantled, it's all over the place.

[gf000]

Arguably, there are countries where it's pretty damn effective.