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If Oregon and Washington joined they'd control the west coast which would be extremely valuable. Also, California pays more in taxes than it receives in aid for
by c3534l 10y ago
If Oregon and Washington joined they'd control the west coast which would be extremely valuable. Also, California pays more in taxes than it receives in aid for things like building national highways, funding schools, military bases, etc.
I'm just playing devil's advocate. None of that would justify having separate currencies, adding border controls, and all that jazz. And without California and it's massive amounts of liberal electoral votes, I shudder to think what would happen American politics. I understand politics have become so divisive that many people are feeling alienated from their own country. But this is a childish idea.
- tropo 10y agoCalifornia already has separate border controls. Drive from Nevada into California to see. California asks all sorts of questions about plants and pests.
- Justin_K 10y agoI've done the drive many times and this doesn't exist, except when you leave lakes and they're looking for mussels. Am I missing something?
- tropo 10y agoI last did that drive about 4 years ago, coming in just south of Lake Tahoe, and they did stop me. They were too cheap/polite to tear the car apart looking for stuff, as expected. Actually, they pretty much waved me through as soon as they saw California plates and heard that I had only left California briefly. Back in the day, they would dig through your stuff a bit. It was still pretty symbolic though. They sure wouldn't find egg cases stuck to your shock absorbers. It's mostly to protect the agriculture industry from disease and pests. I suppose it's also about other invasive species as well.