I think I better get my book finished - the one where I show how we transition from the welfare state to the opportunity state. This plan is state-based and requires states to opt in - I think those that don't will be at a terrible disadvantage and just hope those that are really far gone, like California, can revive enough to save themselves. Tocqueville, who predicted the welfare state, also predicted that a nation that still retains the ability to remove its representatives, can come back from such a situation and "tiring of themselves and their representatives, choose to create freer institutions."