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0 pointsqeternity1y ago0 comments

>US is one country, not a collection of countries fighting each other

The US is a republic of 50 states. Each state has a huge amount of sovereignty and autonomy. There are 50 state-level regulatory jurisdictions. Not to mention the local-level of government.

But in spite of this, the US does not over-regulate. This is the big difference to Europe (I say this as an American expat living in Europe).

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dukeyukey1y ago

American states have generally less autonomy than Canadian provinces do. Federalism is common worldwide, it's far from an American thing. EU countries are _vastly_ more independent than American states, and when you throw in the cultural differences, it grows hugely again.

Rinzler891y ago

Have you tried launching a product in your new EU country and then taking abroad to another EU country? You'll find out it's not exactly like doing the same thing between US states. And I'm not even talking about the language barrier.

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