Also, the materialist in me says there's no way secession happens because each state gains way too much from being a part of the imperial core i.e. the dominance of the petrodollar and the ability of the US to bully other countries to get favor terms on trade and investment.
The issue here is that many states can’t actually do this because they can’t print money to pay for things, unlike the federal government. Maybe if the federal government constantly bailed them out this approach would have a shot.
My own state is (like all states I assume), by and for the rich. Since the rich are the only ones with assets to tax, and since they don’t want to be taxed to pay for anything, this approach is hopeless without frequent federal bailouts. It would probably lead to a lot of borrowing which would then of course lead to economic collapse.
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Also, the materialist in me says there's no way secession happens because each state gains way too much from being a part of the imperial core i.e. the dominance of the petrodollar and the ability of the US to bully other countries to get favor terms on trade and investment.
>Claims to be the heartland
>doesn't contain downtown Brooklyn
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If nobody says, "we outside" it doesn't count
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The issue here is that many states can’t actually do this because they can’t print money to pay for things, unlike the federal government. Maybe if the federal government constantly bailed them out this approach would have a shot.
My own state is (like all states I assume), by and for the rich. Since the rich are the only ones with assets to tax, and since they don’t want to be taxed to pay for anything, this approach is hopeless without frequent federal bailouts. It would probably lead to a lot of borrowing which would then of course lead to economic collapse.