[PapaNew]

I'm loving it.

Texas needs to seriously consider becoming financially independent from the feds. If Texas saw the value of small government and big freedom with a robust free market economy, as I believe at least some in Texas understand, there's no limit to how far Texas could go. If Texas really took freedom seriously, socially, politically, and economically, it wouldn't be long before the feds would have to start borrowing from Texas. But Texas would need to think twice about lending to a downgraded borrower like the U.S.

[tpmintx]

Texas needs to seriously consider becoming financially independent from the feds.

So, what you're really suggesting is:

Works for me!