Why should I care about federal vs state rights?

Question

The premise behind most arguments about Obamacare, and other programs is that it's a "Federal" vs "State" rights issue.I come from a corporate business background, and it seems to me that if enough states support a certain policy, if that policy is adopted at the federal level, it becomes "an economy of scale", and therefore cost less.Most of the Republican proposals argue that government is too big, and in my line of thinking their argument reduces efficiency, and effectiveness. **Question**Regardless of the particular policy at hand (unless it can be abstracted into a manageable partitionable concept), why should I care about most arguments about policy residing at the State vs Federal level? I'm asking so I can make the most out of my time, listening to the arguments of both sides, and ignoring the theatrics that distract from policy

Answer 1

The question was posed, "Why should I care about federal versus state rights?"

It is important to care about both federal and state laws respectively, as they both can impact your daily life. Every time you may a letter or receive mail through the United States Parcel Post Service it is regulated federally through interstate commerce as it travels through the various states to be monitored, checked, and stamped and you are rest assured that it is delivered to you safely. The same thing is applicable to the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) that inspects our meat and dairy supply to make sure that we eat healthy meat and the same is true when they recall meat and try to protect us by alerting the media who in turns notifies us on the news that certain meat supplies need not be consumed and returned to the vendor who sold the spoiled product. In addition, every time you open the seal of an alcoholic beverage, bottled juice or a pack of cigarettes to name a few, every product that you utilize is regulated via the federal government. Now in regards to state rights every marriage, divorce, birth and death is dealt with by each respective state government within each individual state that we reside.

I hope that this answered your question and shed some light on the issue.

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