Current Events > So one argument the founding fathers gave for federalism was that

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a large republic would disappear the interest groups that hurt smaller republics because all of them would be unable to overpower any others, leading to legislation in the common interest rather than special interest

where did we go wrong
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Because, as it turns out, sometimes projections and results don't always match up.

Sometimes when you try to get rid of monopolies for the sake of small business, you end up with an oligopoly that ends up creating the same issue.