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SanAndreasX said:

trunkswd said:

LET'S GET READY TO LITIGATE

 

*US PAUSES $18B IN NYC INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING: VOUGHT

*US PAUSES HUDSON TUNNEL, SECOND AVE SUBWAY FUNDING: VOUGHT

*US PAUSES NYC PROJECT FUNDING BECAUSE OF DEI CONCERNS: VOUGHT— George Pearkes (@peark.es) October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM

New York pays more in taxes to the federal government than it receives and this is how we are treated. Just about every blue state pays more in taxes to the federal government than it receives, while it is the opposite for red states. 

If the South did secede from the U.S., Texas would have to carry the entire resulting country. Even Florida punches far below its weight economically. Despite having a larger population than New York, its economy is only 60 percent the size of New York, and is close to Illinois’s economy in size despite having 9 million more people. 

If the South left Florida would get hid hard as a lot of their money is from tourism. I'd expect far fewer people would visit their beaches and theme parks.

Imagine if the northeast (NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, and New England) left and either formed a new country or just joined Canada. And if the 3 west coast states and Hawaii did the same thing. What is left of the country would be screwed. 

Last edited by trunkswd - on 01 October 2025