The state is very far from being a utopia, and new development does get routinely approved (though it can be controversial). We do tend to oppose giant chains or people trying to push systems onto the state.
Utopia just means 'non-existent place.' Which I feel like fairly describes the state, given that they only survive by giving out tons of speeding tickets to non-residents and jacking up their property taxes.
I don't really feel like defending my state on Hacker News, but I would like a citation for the notion that we survive by giving out tons of speeding tickets. At the very least, income tax is a much bigger contributor than speeding tickets.
The state is very far from being a utopia, and new development does get routinely approved (though it can be controversial). We do tend to oppose giant chains or people trying to push systems onto the state.