It’s called the Free State Project. While they’re not giving the state away for free, they are trying to free it from the tyranny of a large Federal Government. Which is a pretty good concept, one that’s doomed from the start to fail.
Like most good ideas in the public arena this one is never going to explode like it should. The idea of decreasing the tax burden of the people while reducing the amount of government intrusion in daily life is a very good one. I like the sound of a government that’s only functions are to protect life, liberty and property. Sounds quite a bit like what the Founders were after in the early 1700′s doesn’t it?
Still, it is in New Hampshire. Lord knows that states got more freaks per square foot than Hollywood, so to say that it was a bit of a bad location choice is a huge understatement. Wyoming, Idaho or Montana would have made the project seem like another white separatist movement. So I guess that New Hampshire was the only choice left.
Still, it’ll never take off in a big way. And that’s a shame.