[dfwgator]

In a way, it is the same as when there was a tremendous gap between the North and South. Inevitably businesses moved operations to the cheaper south, until pretty much the standard of living evened out throughout the entire country.

[CedarDave]

In a way, it is the same as when there was a tremendous gap between the North and South. Inevitably businesses moved operations to the cheaper south, until pretty much the standard of living evened out throughout the entire country.

Yes, but it was still one country, bound together by a common set of laws, language, religion (Judeo-Christian) and a belief that with these and freedom as a foundation a better life could be had for a man and his family. Do you see this happening in a world where this commonality does not exist and where freedom for the individual is not revered?