Kurt Busiek

@kurtbusiek.bsky.social

Also, they never do try to run government like a business. If they did, they'd shut down many red states for being an unprofitable drain on resources, sell California to Japan for a short-term profit bump, and merge the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho into one state to streamline management.

Mar 08, 2024 at 22:07 UTC

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Business Time @businesstime.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:26 UTC

you can't run the US gov like a business because a business would never tolerate having half its employees openly working to sabotage it. including half the board and the C-suite every few years.

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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:21 UTC

Would the Carolinas and Virginias be merged too? ("Why are there *two* Carolinas?" "Reasons?" "Not anymore... you're one big Carolina now. Deal with it.") Would the "extraneous" states/territories (everything not part of the Lower 48 states) also be ditched, and in a hamfisted way?

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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:05 UTC

Something like this?

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Boomer NV @bobmoorenv.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:30 UTC

tbf, some Dems want that last part, too.

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Captain Sparklepants 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇹🇺🇦🖖🎶 @captsparklepants.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:20 UTC

The whole notion is ridiculous anyway. Businesses exist only to generate profit. Government isn't about profit, it's about taking care of its people.

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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:08 UTC

Then they'd outsource state government to India and start firing citizens who didn't pay enough in taxes to justify keeping them on.

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@chriswintersva @chriswintersva.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:36 UTC

“We are focusing on our core profitable states like California, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. We are looking for strategic alternatives for some of our less profitable states”

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Your Pal in Ypsi @ypsidoodle.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:56 UTC

Alabama and Mississippi are sold for parts.

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Wait, what? @johnnyphenomic.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:25 UTC

Merging states like that is crazy talk… The smart move is to maximize synergies by merging North Carolina with North Dakota, and South Carolina with South Dakota.

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Spoonbill Reducks @spoonbill.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:18 UTC

The Great State of Wyodakohotana?

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derek @derek.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:45 UTC

Honestly, merging those states and reducing their senator count to just 2 would be a good thing.

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Zach @thesecretbarn.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

Hang on let's consider that last one

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Hunters & Collectors Biden @notintheface.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 02:15 UTC

Also, the ones who most want it to be run like a business are the ones who want as few internal controls, something absolutely vital to maintain a business as a going concern, as possible.

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Geoph Essex 🤨💭 11742d/4h/3m; 16940d/18h/34m 🕟 @semperbufo.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 09, 2024 at 02:15 UTC

Let's be clear: I am under no illusion that New Jersey (where I was born, raised, have spent most of my years, and currently live) is, strictly speaking, 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺.

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GrumpyBen @grumpyben.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 23:24 UTC

I would read this cyberpunk novel.

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Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 08, 2024 at 22:11 UTC

"Listen, we're combining the Dakotas - too much redundancy there - and we'll be laying off half of Dakotans. You'll get an e-mail about your status soon."

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