While you are pondering that, check this 1-minute Brexit analogy.
Suppose We Let Texas (or Whoever) Secede - Would It Be Like Brexit? Would It Be OK?
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Why is this even a discussion? We're not going anywhere. Now, I wish I could say the same for the rest of the country who seems to be moving here in droves.
Texas can't even do electricity that works when there is a slight weather event. It is a third world s-hole.
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Idk without thinking about it a ton, but I have no doubt Texans would rapidly find out they aren’t nearly as self-sufficient as they think.
Brits are finding out now they relied on Europe for a lot more than they thought.
Brits are finding out now they relied on Europe for a lot more than they thought.
Not sure how Puerto Rico doesn't vote to sail away after a century of neglect.
That would be incentive to move to CA.
If TX leaves, which other states leave with it?
Similarly, if CA leaves, which other states leave with it?
When the dust settles, where do you choose to live? It's either the Monroe Republic or the California Commonwealth for me.
That would be incentive to move to CA.
If TX leaves, which other states leave with it?
Similarly, if CA leaves, which other states leave with it?
When the dust settles, where do you choose to live? It's either the Monroe Republic or the California Commonwealth for me.
Texas and Georgia Federation would be like what the country would look like today if the south had won the Civil War.
You should just stick to watching Empty Nest reruns on channel 6-2. It was a fairly good show.That would be incentive to move to CA.
If TX leaves, which other states leave with it?
Similarly, if CA leaves, which other states leave with it?
When the dust settles, where do you choose to live? It's either the Monroe Republic or the California Commonwealth for me.
How soon can you get your bags packed? Pelosi can be your leader. You two deserve each other.That would be incentive to move to CA.
If TX leaves, which other states leave with it?
Similarly, if CA leaves, which other states leave with it?
When the dust settles, where do you choose to live? It's either the Monroe Republic or the California Commonwealth for me.
She's not progressive enough for me, but she's very sharp.
Name a better Speaker in this millennium. Who's your pick among the traitors, liars, pedophiles, and wreckers from the GOP?
They’d never leave, they would have to pry their lips from the tit of the federal taxpayers.
I give the edge to Ryan, because he didn’t gift the country a trillion dollars in new debt every single year he was Speaker.
At least this particular group of Texans are thinking it through enough to ask the question.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
For the red states, it would be disastrous. They take more than they put in and except New Mexico, the poorest states are the reddest states.
Why wouldn't the welfare recipients in those Red states head for Bluer skies and sanctuary?
Win-win!
Some of you are woefully ignorant of the resources that Texas has. They are sitting on one of the largest natural gas basins in the world. Which is about 30% of the US reserves. And have more of the oil refineries than any other state. Also ranked #2 is waterborne commerce.
It's GDP would be in the top 10 if were a stand alone country.
And the reason the power grid struggles at times is... wait for it... the GOVERNMENT's fault.
It's GDP would be in the top 10 if were a stand alone country.
And the reason the power grid struggles at times is... wait for it... the GOVERNMENT's fault.
The GOP Government of Texas intentionally, yes.
No the federal government limits the amount of energy that can be produced via coal plants... were Texas allowed to run as they please, they would be fine.
Political independence isn't about economic autarky.
Economic autarky is a canard, and not desirable anyway.
Texas-FL-GA economies measure in with a combined GDP of 5 trillion and a population of 64 million people.
Germany, for comparison, has a population of 83 million people producing 4.26 trillion in value.
The economic center of gravity in the US continues to shift:
The Northeast in 2009 contributed 24.3% to GDP while that collection of southern states offered 21.6%. By 2016, the split was 23.8% versus 22.3%. In 2019, it was 23.4% versus 22.7%. Then the lines crossed, as in 2021 the Northeast represented 22.7% and that collection of southern states was at 23.2%.
Bringing you up to speed on the law of the land.
Your 'contributions' are taxes, and you'll get exactly as much welfare distributed to you in the future as future Congress determines is appropriate.
You have no property right whatsoever to your 'contributions'.
Now do oil, coal, & gas, minerals, ore, and other raw materials, and ag wheat/corn/soy/cotton/eggs/hogs/chickens/beef.
But his budget would have, if it had passed. I know he claimed he would reduce th4e deficit but he wasn't including interest on the national debt - which would have risen to over a $trillion by now even without the pandemic stimulus and such.
Because they are still sitting on a shit ton of paper towels given to them during the last admin.
No worries, Trump will personally pay the Texans social security, after paying his civil lawsuit penalties, his attorneys, his upcoming huge judgement. Oh what’s that? Nothing left? Well he stands with Texas regardless!
