On 11/13/2012 4:29 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
writes:
On 11/13/2012 1:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
writes:
Gramp's shop wrote:

With the Blue States in hand we will have firm control of 80% of the
country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce,
92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines (you
can serve French wines at state dinners) 90% of all cheese, 90
percent of the high tech industry, most of the US low sulfur coal,
all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven

That's cool.

On the other hand, Texas controls 70% of the nation's refining capacity.

25%, actually. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_..._8pa_BSD_a.htm


That's enough to run Texas ok, and maybe a bit left over for
foreign aid...


Until one realizes that something like 70% of the federal income
taxes paid by texans are funnelled back into the state; which means
that even _if_ texas were to succeed at secession, they'd have to impose
high state taxes to cover the shortfall.


I think we are doing our math differently.
100% going out and 70% coming back?

I think we'd do ok.

And no "income" tax. (sacrilege!)



Not to mention that the border gets 400% longer and would cost a great
deal more to secure.

Not a problem.
Get the Feds out of the way and we can deal with the borders.


But it's just a pipe dream.