[ClearCase_guy]

We often say that the EU is unsustainable. Part of the problem that, say, Greece or Portugal have is that they are tied to the euro. If they were indepedent, they might have more success in fixing their problems.

Perhaps we are not so different. The federal government holds the states hostage within a bankrupt system. If a state could abandon the US dollar, they might have more success in fixing their problems.

I support secession. Hey, it couldn't hurt.

[Thermalseeker]

I seriously doubt any of the states would have joined the union if they thought they couldn’t get out at some point in the future if the Feds got too overbearing. I could very easily see the USA being split into separate countries given the financial mess we’re in. The South will rise again!

[allmost]

Japan, after this recent catastrophe, might be unable to buy the politician’s debt. It was never sustainable.

[Domalais]

The states that are the most likely to secede are also the poorest states and the ones that receive the most federal assistance.

I don’t think a secession would turn out as well for states as you think...