“...California’s economy comprises nearly one-seventh of the nation’s total economic output, the analysis found...”
What will it be when they have to start paying for everything that the government provides them today???
And when most of its productive people secede to stay in USA or emigrate back into the 49?
We all know that would happen . . .and pronto
California is a Net Payer of federal taxes. It does not get more than it receives.
...like paying for their own defense forces. They can't use the Cal National Guard because the govt can withdraw all materiel issues to them.
The military bases there can be claimed under eminent domain and operated like GITMO is in cuba. Arizona would love to assume the mission of Camp Pendleton. Bremerton would like the fleet move from San Diego.
Mexican drug cartels would flourish (even more) and kalifornia would require a much more extensive law enforcement agency. Trust me, the bad guys would love calexit.
Their access to colorado river water would have to be renegotiated with Arizona an much of the water they take now would suddenly become more scarce and more expensive. Las Vegas could refill Lake Meade by simply diverting their Colorado river water before it even approaches kalifornia. Nevada and Arizona would only have to honor treaties and agreements subject to US law.
They would be subject to import tariffs on all their goods and mexico would love to become the port of entry for all goods coming to the US from the far east. Imagine new Toyotas and Sony TVS entering through Ensenada. Yuma AZ could become a huge port of entry for goods that used to enter kalifornia as it would become the closest us port of entry to mexican ports of entry for seafaring goods and is already a railhead and on I-8.
Yes kalifornia, bring it on. Think how many of your productive citizens would leave with the jobs that will go leaving you with lettuce, pot and In-and-Out Burger as your big income earners in moonbeams workers paradise.
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What will it be when they have to start paying for everything that the government provides them today???
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IMO, I see no wrong here; didn’t Texas state ~same? I’m also not of the mind that Statehood = can’t back out...no contract is forever.
1) I seem to recall they PAY more than get back, so PRO for them.
2) GOVT provides *SQUAT*. It is the property theft of taxpayers govt uses to placate the masses (this is the biggest hurtle vs. the Left: Not only staying on message, but FRAMING it correctly as well).
Though, even if they DID ‘leave’ I don’t see a future where the # idiot stickers/product changes would disappear, they still would be a huge economic engine to placate.