thats false. nyc, and by extent NYS do impact your local politics.
so, when NYS raised its min wage in 05, the federal govt raised min wage shortly after. its hard to prove, but its not impossible to say there was an effect. similarly, when NYS started issuing full fledged marriage licenses to gay couples, several other states, de facto, recognize gay marriage, since they honor, in full, any out of state marriage license.
washington and colorado legalizing pot WILL have an effect, throughout the country, regarding pot laws.
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nyc, and by extent NYS do impact your local politics.
so, when NYS raised its min wage in 05, the federal govt raised min wage shortly after.
its hard to prove, but its not impossible to say there was an effect.
similarly, when NYS started issuing full fledged marriage licenses to gay couples, several other states, de facto, recognize gay marriage, since they honor, in full, any out of state marriage license.
washington and colorado legalizing pot WILL have an effect, throughout the country, regarding pot laws.
politics is local. there are lots of locals.