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re: If you could boot one state from the Union … who would it be?
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:01 pm to LolStarFishlol
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:01 pm to LolStarFishlol
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Illinois. New York and Cali contribute enough to the GDP to deal with their bullshite, Illinois on the other hand, isn’t worth the head ache.
It sucks how Cook County/Chicago just ruins everything for the rest of the state.
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Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:04 pm to burke985
You made me think. New York, because it would be a domino.
There are other states that have really messed up ethics and representatives.
But New York has geography. Kick it out and New England would not be viable because they're too cheap to pay tolls to cross NY. New England would either join NY or become a separate country, wrapped in a flannel shirt of smugness.
AND
this is the biggie
New England would take their twelve Federal senators with them. The Maine senators meh. But ten liberal Democrat Senators would flip the waste of money that goes up there. (Obama shovel ready jobs: tear up perfectly good interstates and rebuild them in one mile segments-the waste was sickening.)
Downside: lobsters would cost more, clam chowder would, too. Port traffic would leave some of the cities up there. Public Broadcasting money would shift away from Bahsten (which doesn't share their big name beggers doing ads when it comes to raising money, anyway).
Upside: Chesapeake Bay could begin to see it's potential as a man enhanced deep water port and rail traffic could shuffle to deliver goods to other states. Western NEw York would probably quit and join Pennsylvania. Northern Counties might join Ontario. Kennedy sphere of influence would shrink.
There are other states that have really messed up ethics and representatives.
But New York has geography. Kick it out and New England would not be viable because they're too cheap to pay tolls to cross NY. New England would either join NY or become a separate country, wrapped in a flannel shirt of smugness.
AND
this is the biggie
New England would take their twelve Federal senators with them. The Maine senators meh. But ten liberal Democrat Senators would flip the waste of money that goes up there. (Obama shovel ready jobs: tear up perfectly good interstates and rebuild them in one mile segments-the waste was sickening.)
Downside: lobsters would cost more, clam chowder would, too. Port traffic would leave some of the cities up there. Public Broadcasting money would shift away from Bahsten (which doesn't share their big name beggers doing ads when it comes to raising money, anyway).
Upside: Chesapeake Bay could begin to see it's potential as a man enhanced deep water port and rail traffic could shuffle to deliver goods to other states. Western NEw York would probably quit and join Pennsylvania. Northern Counties might join Ontario. Kennedy sphere of influence would shrink.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:04 pm to burger bearcat
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Does Washington DC count?
Not a state, thankfully.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:05 pm to EKG
fricking Cali
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:05 pm to nealnan8
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California provides 70% of all fruits and vegetables to the rest of the country. How about North Dakota?
You’re certainly right about the fruits
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:07 pm to EKG
It would take a very long time to come to an answer but I will nominate Kansas, Illinois, Maryland, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
This post was edited on 1/14/23 at 12:31 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:10 pm to EKG
New York
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:12 pm to EKG
New York City only. We need California’s farmers, but not the coastal cities.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:13 pm to EKG
The "Deep" State.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:13 pm to BobBoucher
quote:Kick out California and their 55 electoral votes and Desantis will be your president anyway
Florida - with Desantis as president and me in it.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:13 pm to Drizzt
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Can’t believe no one has said Alabama…
Sure, let's take out the heart of Dixie.
Bold strategy Cotton.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:17 pm to EKG
If I can’t choose D.C., I choose California.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:20 pm to nealnan8
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California provides 70% of all fruits and vegetables to the rest of the country.
We’ll make up for it, bitch.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:23 pm to EKG
I immediately thought of California but after more consideration, I'm going with New York. Cali is at least productive with agriculture, New York produces nothing, except rude idiots.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:24 pm to nealnan8
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California provides 70% of all fruits and vegetables to the rest of the country.
Assuming this to be true, one would think they would like to continue to sell to a market that consumes such a large volume.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:24 pm to nealnan8
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California provides 70% of all fruits to the rest of the country
Good point. Another reason to ditch them.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:26 pm to EKG
California but only west of San Andreas
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:26 pm to EKG
quote:Texas.
If you could boot one state from the Union … who would it be?
If they boot us out, they cannot complain about us leaving.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:39 pm to Drizzt
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Can’t believe no one has said Alabama…
The average person has no idea that a vast majority of today's technology comes straight from Huntsville, ALABAMA.
Cummings Research Park is the second largest research park in the country and the fourth largest in the world. It is one of the world’s leading science and technology business parks, with a mixture of Fortune 500 companies, local and international high-tech enterprises, U.S. space and defense agencies, thriving business incubators and competitive higher-education institutions.
So, yeah.....lets get rid of ALABAMA....LOL
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:39 pm to nealnan8
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California provides 70% of all fruits and vegetables to the rest of the country. How about North Dakota?
And they do it by stealing all the water from other states.
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