Can the red states be able to afford going on their own? That’s the big question. Right now the federal government supports the red states much more then the blue states.
I hear that bullshit a lot, but fed.gov does NOTHING for the tax-paying red stater.. or blue stater for that matter.
Besides his share of a standing army and federal infrastructure (interstates etc.) a productive self-producer gets NOTHING from fed.gov but a bill.
A lot of that is military spending because military bases and plants were built in the South because it was cheaper and part of the political compromises involved in funding WWII.
The bigger issue is the currency and entitlements like Social Security, Medicare, etc. On the one hand, Texas could always offer a currency backed by fossil fuels. On the other, Ft. Knox is located in Tennessee. Another big issue is the US debt: abandoned? Parceled out to the states?
“Can the red states be able to afford going on their own?”
I think they can. The blue states do not have an overly significant advantage GDP wise. I ran across the following GDP statistics
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States is a significant economic indicator. How the GDP distribution compares between red states and blue states:
Blue States:
These states, which tend to lean Democratic, account for approximately 54% of the U.S. population.
Their collective contribution to the U.S. GDP is about 59%1.
Red States:
These states, which typically lean Republican, represent roughly 46% of the U.S. population.
Their combined share of the U.S. GDP stands at approximately 40%