Secession Only for Socialists?
An article published in a local New York news site lays out the result from a recent study which implies that secession for Staten Island is unfeasible because it cannot provide an effective socialist government for it’s residents.
What would seceding from New York City mean for Staten Island? Copious litigation, yawning budget deficits and a scramble to make up for lost economies of scale – building up its own municipal workforce, possibly creating new health care, education and corrections facilities, for example.
That’s according to a new report from the city’s Independent Budget Office on the age-old topic of Staten Island potentially seceding from New York City. The bottom line, the report found, is that secession would be no simple task. “In short, secession is highly complex, would take many years to implement, and would either be more expensive for Staten Island residents, require an independent Staten Island to reduce benefits and services to residents, or both,” the report, which doesn’t take a position on secession, read.
Source: Staten Island secession? A new IBO report studies the age-old question
The argument is absurd on it’s face. The recently seceded new city of St. George, Louisiana is privatizing certain essential services to keep their city government costs within certain budget limits. There is no reason Staten Island cannot do the same. There would be a transition process, but then secession necessitates all kinds of transitions to bring about better outcomes. That is one of the primary purposes of secession: to transition from a bad situation into a better situation.
The article goes on to reveal that a certain politician from outside Staten Island named Justin Brannan commissioned the study. It further suggests B
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