If they want it I'm for it.
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https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/04/16/california-remains-the-worlds-5th-largest-economy/
If any given state could make a go of it on their own it's CA. Take that away from the USA and there would be some major shifts in the world economic policy. Why anyone would suggest such is a far fetched idea though.
As I said elsewhere, don't threaten us with a good time. We'd be fine. The rest of the US would be fucked.
Eh, don't inflate yourself that much. CA is important but it's still dwarfed by the country as a whole. Losing somewhere around 10% of the GDP and population would suck, but it's not the solitary pillar holding things up either.
More like 15% of GDP hah
I think the US is precarious enough that the loss of CA would make the US economy unrecoverable. I think the East Coast would also immediately secede, since without CA the country is in a state of permanent Republican rule. Chicago and Detroit would probably petition to join Canada. I think loss of California would be a blow the US could not recover from as a nation.