An odd precedent. So if any undesirable area wants to be a State (imagine the additional Fed-related gov’t jobs!) and if the surrounding/bordering State(s) don

An odd precedent. So if any undesirable area wants to be a State (imagine the additional Fed-related gov’t jobs!) and if the surrounding/bordering State(s) don’t want the undesirable area’s continuing burden, then the undesirable area should be able to establish a new State, getting another two Senators in the process? Like setting up a second firm, dumping all your bad loans/assets onto the New State/Feds, and voilà, all the remaining desirable area’s/original firm’s stat look great. Sounds like a non-starter for the rest of the States who implicitly take on the burden of the undesirable area through direct support via the Federal, rather than the original State(s) system. In the case of DC, also sounds like a blatant political ploy by the Democratic Party. We also remember Marion Berry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Barry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Barry Now, if DC wants to become a US Territory, that might get more traction. Also a chance to prove it is worthy of Statehood, like most of the other Western States had to.