> Outside of just a big FU from the Republicans to largely Democratic states what is the end game? I would bet that this is the end game. The entire tax plan s

> Outside of just a big FU from the Republicans to largely Democratic states what is the end game? I would bet that this is the end game. The entire tax plan seems targeted at "blue states," which already pay more Federal taxes per capita than "red states" when adjusted for Federal inflows. At some point people will start asking: "why should we remain part of the USA? What do we get from Washington?" I would not be surprised if the USA were to fragment by mid-century. The level of regional polarization we have today is unprecedented since perhaps the civil war. Edit: I have a friend who's a little bit conspiracy inclined who thinks there's an agenda to fragment the USA. I find it hard to totally dismiss this notion given how politics is being played. There is definitely a far-right agenda to fragment the EU, so it's not an absurd notion.