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If you want a smaller government that functions and has the least amount of bureaucracy, a theory I have is that the best option is to become a citizen of a somewhat temperate country that has industrialized (ofc you have to be naturalized first; but that’s a separate topic) The theory is - the more people you have to manage, the bigger the bureaucracy. Right, so focus on smaller countries, low population size or population density that have high GDP per capita — I’m thinking countries like Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Singapore, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Malta, Ireland, Qatar, Bahrain, etc to a certain extent Norway, Denmark, Slovenia etc

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Still waiting on the government version of the next “billion dollar 10 person startup”, ie. a government that can run a decently sized country (such as France) with minimal bureaucracy. It requires a change of mental software though, both from the governors and those who govern. Also requires systemic implementation of AI without falling into black box bot governance dystopia, public acceptance of massive public sector layoffs, and a refocusing of the economy to actual added value output, and efficient taxation + essential base wealth redistribution without killing high earner incentives. One good practical example is Estonia. What they’ve done with e-residence and full administrative digitalisation is beautiful example of what can happen when governments focus on efficiency. Agree that this is more realistic with smaller countries though, governing 2 million people is hella different than 60m or even more. Also helps when society has a culture of pragmatism and problem solving vs ideology

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