The “blue states” have the money because there is no where else to go.
Create a freedom friendly environment that doesn’t crush business with regulations and taxes. Hmmmm... I wonder who will beat down a path to your country?
Its already been proven that a company will open up shop in a hell hole like Mexico to get away from the insanity of this country, its regulations , taxes and unions. I happen to think that once the free states are established and people see we are not going away that we wont be hurting for business.
In fact... Over time, more of the “blue” state populations will see the stark differences between freedom and slavery. I think we would eventually recover much of the area initially lost during the breakup.
The Blue States have the money because they have the more developed economies. Certainly, places like the South have been developing heavily in the last few decades, but they are still generally more poor than places like New York or California.