The citizens of Georgia just don't know it. In part that's because "social" has been turned into a dysphemism for "national," referring to the nation of which they want to be proud but by which they don't want to be controlled. Local control, however, is good, especially from the perspective of politicians who get to run things without putting their own fortunes at risk.
Control without risk or obligation. That's the ticket. Certainly an improvement over the plantation system set up under the British crown and beholden to bankers that drove owners into bankruptcy. Until very recently, it was an article of faith that bankruptcy was not something taxing authorities faced.
Want some evidence? Step past the curlicue.