re: I am struggling with the moral implications of this St. George thing.

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Or maybe you don't care what happens to everyone else as long as you get yours.

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I don't live there either, but I have read a lot about it, because whether you think it's a good idea or not, it's an amazing real-world example of democracy in action. The ability to self-determine your own government is one of the most pure examples of democracy we have, and it's rare to see these days.

I think St. George has borne from the idea that currently, the exact opposite of what you describe is happening. Not only are these people not "getting theirs" currently, they are getting less than what they are entitled to.

The fact that the city-parish is claiming this will cause a deficit, tells me that the area hasn't been getting their fair share of government services. We haven't seen projections on the schools yet, but I'd imagine it will look the same.

I don't think this is segregation and isolation. It's not like people won't be able to travel freely. It's just for the people of the area, they will have an extra layer of government, and they will have a different person provide certain services.

Rather than having St. George incorporate, I think it would have been better, for these residents, to have the city-parish de-merge. But that doesn't appear to be happening, so I have no problem with the residents of the area taking this step.