Balkanization is the fastest way to find out what works and doesn't and allow for local control and decision making, it also makes nice for frequent wars and nutty leaders.
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But if Arizona implements a different healthcare system than New York, even if each hates the other system, they don't get to have a war, because neither of them has a military. (OK, they each have their own National Guard elements...)
Nuttier leaders than what we currently have, you mean? As far as I can tell, the US did pretty well with less federal power for several hundred years; I don't really see how rolling back 50 years of federal policy would lead to balkanization.
Several hundred?
Two or even three is not usually not considered to be several.