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Americatown by Bradford Winters ,. After an economic collapse and other disasters in the near future, Americans are now the legal and illegal immigrants living abroad. Owen, a recent arrival, begins a journey to support and save his splintered family divided between the enclave and home back in th After an economic collapse and other disasters in the near future, Americans are now the legal and illegal immigrants living abroad.

Owen, a recent arrival, begins a journey to support and save his splintered family divided between the enclave and home back in the U. His struggle is just a small part of the hardships and conflicting agendas in an immigrant community trying to build itself in the shadow of a once great nation.

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Lists with This Book. Nov 14, Matt Parker rated it liked it Shelves: A very interesting read for our times. It's a striking reversal of a familiar story, with great, unsettling art.

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Not totally certain the plot itself has enough force to sustain a second volume, but I'll be reading for sure. Feb 09, Smudge rated it it was ok.

An interesting take on current politics but the story got muddy and the characters were hard to follow. Dec 28, Andy Janes rated it really liked it Shelves: Wasn't super happy with the ending though, felt muddy and unclear. May 17, Matt Graupman rated it liked it.

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Depending on the week and whatever scandal Trump is currently dealing with, immigration is a hot button issue in America. Depending on your preferred news source, the USA is either under attack by hordes of resource-draining illegals or morally obligated to welcome foreigners looking to make a better life for themselves and their families. But what if the situation was reversed? What if Americans were the ones pouring over the bord Depending on the week and whatever scandal Trump is currently dealing with, immigration is a hot button issue in America.

What if Americans were the ones pouring over the borders of other countries, looking for work or asylum? Planners, the media and many often well-meaning local activists argue that local governments should be consolidated to eliminate waste and duplication. And so, in recent years there have been strong initiatives to force local government consolidations.

Bigger, the argument goes, is usually better and more efficient and certainly easier to cover if you are a journalist and influence if you are a big business interest. Yet the reality is that the claims of greater efficiency rarely confirm the theory. Both Pennsylvania and New York recently started initiatives to consolidate their governmental structure.

They took to heart the usual mantra that there are thousands of governments in the state and that they must be consolidated to save money. In both states, the efforts were clothed in promises that local government consolidation would improve competitiveness relative to other states.

We did and the results were stunning.

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In Pennsylvania, the largest local jurisdictions spent including a per capita allocation of county expenditures, so that Philadelphia could be included. Social service spending was excluded percent more per capita than jurisdictions with between 5, and 10, population. The largest jurisdictions those over , people spent percent more than jurisdictions with under 2, residents.

Moreover, it is not a matter of urban versus rural. In both the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas, there are literally hundreds of suburban jurisdictions that spent at less than one-half the per capita rate of the central cities. The story was little different in New York. The largest jurisdictions those over , spent nearly double per capita as jurisdictions with between 5, and 10, population this would have been even greater if it had been possible to include New York City.

The big governments spent even more more than percent compared to jurisdictions with between 1, and 2, population. The differences were even greater within metropolitan areas, where smaller jurisdictions were even more efficient relative to the largest jurisdictions.

Why should this be? Elected officials who know more of their constituents are likely to be more responsive to their needs.

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