re: I'm personally fine with letting Mexico have California back.

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I'm personally fine with letting Mexico have California back.

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you dont have kids do you.... or been in any type of possession deal have you? you give one thing... they need more.

Actually quite the opposite. I did more research on the Mexican-American war here:
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Well, Grok did the research.

Anyhow, I found it interesting that in Mexico's eyes, we took California and more of Texas due to dispute.
Mexico might wanna be careful, we'll take more if ya keep running your lil mouths.

I would never give up huge access to the pacific to Mexico.

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How long do you think it'd remain a top 8 economy if granted to Mexico or forced to stand on its own?

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Depends on what its relationship with the US would be as that would determine how much it had to invest in defense spending to go solo.

The EU for example has been able to greatly exceed its baseline standard of living by pushing its defense responsibilities onto the US vis-a-vis NATO.

If CA was a US protectorate or something on favorable or neutral terms they'd probably do better in the short term until the weight of their high taxes, left leaning voter base and climate related policies dragged them back down below their current baseline within a decade.

If they had to build up an armed services function from scratch they'd have a very tough time fiscally until they got up to speed.

But would it be one of the largest if not a part of the US? I dont think so.

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I would never give up huge access to the pacific to Mexico.

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from a strategic geo-political stand point this is the only correct answer.

Nah. Sheinbaum would bend over backwards and act like a contortionist whore if that were to pass. Wanna see cartels disappear? Tell Sheinbaum she can control the Pacfic Coast all the way up to Oregon. She'd be a prostitute going door to door at discount rates....and she'd tell her army and Marines to rock n roll on the cartels

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CA is easily the most frustrating place I've visited. Incredible natural advantages, massive modernized economy, great food, some of the best tourist destinations in the world and beautiful women. Yet somehow every time I go the locals find ways to screw up what should easily be the best state in the nation. Visit wine country? Rolling blackouts. Go to Malibu? Fires have wiped areas out last two visits. Hit the beach in LA? homelessness and trash. Tech conference in SF? Crime, trash and junkies to step over at 9am. Its like meeting a girl who looks like a supermodel, gets a perfect score on the ACT and yet makes terrible life choices and is an insufferable narcissist. So much wasted potential.

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It’s such an unbelievably beautiful and ecologically diverse state. When I worked in SD county I’d see the desert, the mountains, the wildflowers/hills, and the ocean all on the same day often. To be able to have a warm day at the beach and a cool night going out to dinner was amazing growing up down here.

I’d live there in a second if it wasn’t batshit insane.