Are we better as a country if we lose California? (1 Viewer)

[Max Power]

Say the whole state falls off into its own country.  Does the USA really take that big of a hit?

 

[The Z Machine]

Yeah, the U.S. doesn't need that silly state. Good premise.

 

[joffer]

6th largest economy in the world, so yeah, it may have an effect.

 

[Quint]

how 'bout we break CA up into five states?

all good by me if i get to live where the water is.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I'm sure NC can pick up the slack. Why not?

 

[NREC34]

Republicans are really getting desperate. 

 

[squistion]

 

[The General]

Great question!

 

[Max Power]

Kardashian

 

[quartz]

Who wiil pay to build that wall?

 

[NutterButter]

Of all the states to want to lose.   

 

[Apple Jack]

Derp

 

[Max Power]

I saw San Andreas... Screw it

 

[Juxtatarot]

I'm sure NC can pick up the slack. Why not?

I think it has something to do with bathrooms.

 

[Max Power]

#WWAD

What would Arnold Do?

 

[Apple Jack]

Good lord.

 

[pollardsvision]

Before we drop it, we should at least try to trade it.

 

[cstu]

It pisses Conservatives off so much that California is a such a great state despite being liberal.

 

[timschochet]

That's not the question. 

The question is, would we Californians be better off if we lost the rest of YOU? 

And that's at least debatable....

 

[Binky The Doormat]

That's not the question. 

The question is, would we Californians be better off if we lost the rest of YOU? 

And that's at least debatable....




 

Yeah, sure.

 

[DaVinci]

If California slides into the ocean like the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill.

 

[Quint]

This Is Probably Correct

 

[Limp Ditka]

#WWAD

What would Arnold Do?

Probably your mom

 

[sports_fan]

I can't believe the Vikings lost again

 

[joffer]

I can't believe the Vikings lost again

Their Defense is killing me

 

[Binky The Doormat]

#WWAD

What would Arnold Do?




 

Probably your mom




 

He would get bamboozled AGAIN by companies like Enron to unregulated the energy market.

 

[sports_fan]

I can't believe the Vikings lost again

Their Defense is killing me

They missed some tackles but the offensive line is just horrendous. This sucks

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Gonna need a complete list of FBGs based out of California before I can answer.

 

[Dedfin]

I see Max Power was playing with 270towin and kept getting bad news.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I say:

1. Blow up the moon

2. Lose california

3. Profit

 

[Max Power]

Gonna need a complete list of FBGs based out of California before I can answer.

Tim

Kobe Fans

OJ

 

[Dedfin]

I say:

1. Blow up the moon

2. Lose california

3. Profit

Oldie but goodie

 

[CBusAlex]

That's not the question. 

The question is, would we Californians be better off if we lost the rest of YOU? 

And that's at least debatable....

When you consider the mass migration of educated, productive citizens out of the now red-state-dominated America that would surely follow, it wouldn't be much of a debate.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Are you kidding?  CA has great cities, wine, weather and has an economy larger than most countries. 

 

[Max Power]

Are you kidding?  CA has great cities, wine, weather and has an economy larger than most countries. 

Yeah, but the people suck

 

[bosoxs45]

No, but Canada can have Alaska.

 

[Max Power]

No, but Canada can have Alaska.

We need those shows

 

[Limp Ditka]

We need those shows

What shows? The Russian ones that Sarah Palin sees out her window?

 

[Max Power]

What shows? The Russian ones that Sarah Palin sees out her window?

Buying Alaska, last frontier and gold rush.  Gold!!!

 

[roadkill1292]

I hope I'm around about 15 years from now to read Max's thread "Are we better as a country if we lose Texas?"

 

[Max Power]

I hope I'm around about 15 years from now to read Max's thread "Are we better as a country if we lose Texas?"

15 years...  come on man...

 

[Dedfin]

15 years...  come on man...

I know!  More like 10, amiright?

 

[cstu]

15 years...  come on man...

With more than 14 million Hispanic residents, California has the nation’s largest Hispanic population. But only in California and New Mexico will Hispanics be the largest racial or ethnic population (in New Mexico, Hispanics make up 47% of the state’s population).

Texas may be next. According to Pew Research Center tabulations from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, in 2012 there were 10 million Latinos and 11.6 million non-Hispanic whites living in Texas, making up 38.2% and 44.4%, respectively, of the state’s 26.1 million residents. By contrast, in 2000, Latinos made up 31.9% and white non-Hispanics made up 52.4% of the state’s 20.8 million residents. These numbers indicate the Hispanic population is growing more quickly than the non-Hispanic white population—since 2000 Hispanics have made up 63.5% of the Lone Star state’s population growth.

 

[Politician Spock]

Say the whole state falls off into its own country.  Does the USA really take that big of a hit?

Shark move is to lease California to Mexico. 

 

[Glass Joe]

California is awesome. 

 

[tommyboy]

California economy is about the same as all of Canada. That would be a big loss

 

[RokNRole]

Depends

how many Californians collect SS?

 

[James Daulton]

Just losing the hot women and porn would be a huge blow.

 

[timschochet]

When you consider the mass migration of educated, productive citizens out of the now red-state-dominated America that would surely follow, it wouldn't be much of a debate.

#### it. You're right, we're gone. We're taking Silicon Valley, Napa Valley, Hollywood, and the porn industry with us. You guys can have USC and the San Francisco Giants.

 

[Hawks64]

The world is better with @Officer Pete Malloy and @Sconch