>>342254I don't think it's so cut and dry. Take my state of Vermont. I'd hardly call it a shit state but it seems to take personal freedoms(the largest reason people cry "shit state") and civilized life and meld them together.
>No weapon restrictions. Like none. >Universal single-payer health care is currently in the process of being implemented>Awesome wilderness and parks/forests readily available>Clean water>Extremely low crime rateI just don't think that getting something like pepper spray really necessitates the burden that some states like Massachusetts put on it just because some people could/have misused it.
So, yeah the taxes, laws and restrictions "work very well [in your state]" but they also work very well in mine, without unnecessary restrictions.