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I've had certain family members say they always thought California would return to Mexico. I managed to calmly explained why no president would EVER let that h
by bcrosby95 7y ago
I've had certain family members say they always thought California would return to Mexico. I managed to calmly explained why no president would EVER let that happen.
- commandlinefan 7y agoCalifornia returning to Mexico seems fairly unlikely to me as well (it brings in a lot federal income tax, for one thing), but I’m sort of curious what exactly you say to your family. After all, republicans might like to be rid of that electoral college base.
- bcrosby95 7y agoThat California is 15% of the US GDP and it would be suicide to let that go. It has huge centers of tech, entertainment, and defense. That it could cause a cascade of other states to split. That it would take some very important ports with them. That strategically the US would never give up that much coastline. That California pays more to the fed than the fed puts into the state. As a joke I also like to throw in that Ronald Reagan's presidential library is here. Heh.