Am I my brother’s keeper? Let the states with massive debts go off on their own. The fifty state union was a nice idea, but the time is past for us to call it quits.
I’ve always thought that California is to big and needs to be split in half. Let them split it from San Francisco south and take the debt with them. $451 Billion deficit is almost unsurmountable for any state. They most likely will raise taxes but I wouldn’t go for it unless the cut their budget by over 50%....including what they spend on immigrants.
As far as I am concerned, no state should be FORCED to help another state. It would be similar to FORCING me to help my neighbor. I am NOT my brother’s keeper, nor do I want someone or something to keep me. The problem is that the government wants to keep the people by forcing them to do things that are not in their own best interest or the best interest of the nation. The federal government does more harm than good.