[Toddsterpatriot]

So you imagine. Language wouldn't be a problem imho.

LOL! Stop it, you're killing me.

Separatist nightmare ?

Yes, like Quebec. Have you noticed that Quebec with their language difference has been nothing but trouble for Canada?

--Are you defending protectionism?

No.

How can I explain anything to you, when you can't follow a 'dirt poor' argument in context?

You're not making any sense. Making a poor country into a new state or states would be very expensive. Puerto Rico as a state would cost us billions and billions to bring them up to close to our GDP. And they only have 4 million people and their GDP is already $18,600 per capita (about 45% of ours) as compared to Mexico 108 million and a $7,000 per capita GDP (about 16% of ours).

[tpaine]

Making a poor country into a new state or states would be very expensive.

You're not making any sense. Under a capitalistic/constitutional system, like ours, people make themselves into productive States.

Why are protectionists & socialists so bad at math?