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Former vice-presidential nominee condemns prosecutors over ‘travesty’ and says ‘we’re not going to keep putting up with this’

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We won't have to. Nearly all, if not fully all "red states" receive more in federal funding than they pay in taxes. If they were to secede their econonomies would crash in short order. It would be like Brexit times 10.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's why it will never happen. Their politicians know this full well. They aren't that stupid. Them saying otherwise is for their base to eat up.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

they aren't that stupid.

This is the party of trump mtg beobert and Palin after all I wouldn't bet on that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Texas barely makes enough to keep from being a Republican welfare state. It's the only one to do so, IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Texas can't keep their own lights on, they'd be begging to rejoin the union after their first winter. At least, the survivors would be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As long as they eat one another, I'm okay with this.