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Libertarians eye Wyoming for relocation
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| News Date | Thursday, July 24, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's low population and conservative mentality are key reasons why the state is among the favorites to be chosen as a new home for advocates of limited government, one of the advocates said.
The Free State Project hopes to persuade 20,000 advocates of limited government to move to one lightly populated state and create a Libertarian utopia.
Wyoming is one of 10 states being considered.
''We like Wyoming,'' said Keith Carlsen, spokesman for the project. ''It's not only a beautiful state, but it has the lowest population. It's easier to persuade less people.''
''Wyoming is one of the most pro-freedom, independent-minded states in the country,'' Carlsen said.
But Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Libertarians ''are overestimating the receptivity of their ideas in the state.''
And Cheyenne economist Dick O'Gara warns that an influx of 20,000 people could put a burden on the state's employment system and cause unemployment to rise.
As of Friday, 4,703 Libertarians had signed up nationwide to participate in the project. |
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