This is a what if, hypothetical...
California being the 7th largest economy in the world, might be able to survive without the other 49. The Port of L.A. alone would be enough leverage for CA to get any favorable trade with other states. Besides the fact they supply the nation with... um... FOOD.
A number of other states have enough of their own industry and resources to trade with other 49 and possibly stay afloat.
But the majority of states would be poor and without a means to support themselves unless they started taxing the wealthy and the big businesses who set up shop in their boarders.
This being the case, why don't we collectively raise taxes on the wealthy and prevent big business from making money in the U.S. without paying back to the U.S. for our infrastructure, economy, stock markets, banks etc.??
California being the 7th largest economy in the world, might be able to survive without the other 49. The Port of L.A. alone would be enough leverage for CA to get any favorable trade with other states. Besides the fact they supply the nation with... um... FOOD.
A number of other states have enough of their own industry and resources to trade with other 49 and possibly stay afloat.
But the majority of states would be poor and without a means to support themselves unless they started taxing the wealthy and the big businesses who set up shop in their boarders.
This being the case, why don't we collectively raise taxes on the wealthy and prevent big business from making money in the U.S. without paying back to the U.S. for our infrastructure, economy, stock markets, banks etc.??