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"And those bureaucrats in the state capital can stick that in their pipes and smoke it!" ―Charles Montgomery Burns Yup. In every state/province there is some
by sandworm101 4y ago
"And those bureaucrats in the state capital can stick that in their pipes and smoke it!" ―Charles Montgomery Burns
Yup. In every state/province there is some corner that thinks it would be better off leaving for greener pastures. They love to scream about it when it isn't possible. Alberta wants to leave Canada atm. There was a move in California/Oregon/Washington to join Canada a couple decades ago. Prior to that, Quebec wanted out. And Texans love to talk about how it can leave the US if it feels like it. When push comes to shove it rarely ever happens. The impact on pensions, health care and police coverage of such moves always wins out over angry people angry because everyone lese keeps electing the wrong people.
- mig39 4y agoFor the record, most people in Alberta don't want to leave Canada. Me included. https://calgaryherald.com/news/support-for-independent-alberta-drops-to-23-per-cent-poll https://calgaryherald.com/news/support-for-independent-alber... Most of those 23% don't understand how geography works, and how difficult it would be to export oil (and farm products) through a hostile Canada. I think there's something similar to Oregan happening though. A minority of Albertans that live in rural areas don't want government by "someone over there."