If the USA had to lose a state...

[Hobit]

NE = New England. 1.83 trillion dollars isn't an asset to the economy? Ok, we will take out 53 Fortune 500 companies and our movie industry and leave the union.

New England was not the biggest sector on the map so I assumed you were talking about the biggest sector, the northeast. P.S. Wikipedia isn't a source.

No it is not the biggest sector size wise, but it is the biggest growth sector, which is what I thought we were arguing about, but apparently your mind is off in some other directions.

[President Mathias]

California gets back 81 cents on every tax dollar it sends to Washington, so, no, it doesn't cost more to "maintain." Not from the Federal perspective, anyway.

Why would California send anything to Washington? Shouldn't they send it to Oregon first since its directly north of it?

I believe he means D.C....

[Nuvalia]

Here I have the Budget Information from my state lousiana and a less detailed version from Texas.
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/
http://doa.louisiana.gov/opb/pub/FY11/FY10-11_StateBudget.pdf

People General speculation is allowed but when you go into specifics it would be nice if you had a source. And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget.

http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/Enacted/agencies.html

[Hamiltonya]

New England was not the biggest sector on the map so I assumed you were talking about the biggest sector, the northeast. P.S. Wikipedia isn't a source.

No it is not the biggest sector size wise, but it is the biggest growth sector, which is what I thought we were arguing about, but apparently your mind is off in some other directions.

New England is not the biggest growth sector. The northeast(mideast?) is the biggest. No one is talking about size, but A for effort.

[Wiztopia]

Why would California send anything to Washington? Shouldn't they send it to Oregon first since its directly north of it?

I believe he means D.C....

She.

Here I have the Budget Information from my state lousiana and a less detailed version from Texas.
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/
http://doa.louisiana.gov/opb/pub/FY11/FY10-11_StateBudget.pdf

People General speculation is allowed but when you go into specifics it would be nice if you had a source. And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget.

http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/Enacted/agencies.html

You must have been drunk if when you studied it and found Wikipedia to be a good source.

[Hamiltonya]

How much you create doesn't matter when you still spend more..... California may provide a lot but they cost more to maintain...

California gets back 81 cents on every tax dollar it sends to Washington, so, no, it doesn't cost more to "maintain." Not from the Federal perspective, anyway.

That source is from 2004. That's before the recession. Try again.

[AlexJacobii]

Ohio. The only thing they ever do is steal from Michigan and Canada. As a Brit I cannot stand by and let them get away with that

[Wiztopia]

Ohio. The only thing they ever do is steal from Michigan and Canada. As a Brit I cannot stand by and let them get away with that

That makes no sense.

[Zhelezo]

New York to Canada. I want America to fail.

[Tolanii]

Maryland. It takes up a lot of the Delmarva peninsula. An unreasonable amount.

[Nuvalia]

I believe he means D.C....

She.

Here I have the Budget Information from my state lousiana and a less detailed version from Texas.
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/
http://doa.louisiana.gov/opb/pub/FY11/FY10-11_StateBudget.pdf

People General speculation is allowed but when you go into specifics it would be nice if you had a source. And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget.

http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/Enacted/agencies.html

You must have been drunk if when you studied it and found Wikipedia to be a good source.

Hey sherlock next time click on the links and find that none of them are wikipedia. maybe you were drunk when you read my post.

[Wiztopia]

She.



You must have been drunk if when you studied it and found Wikipedia to be a good source.

Hey sherlock next time click on the links and find that none of them are wikipedia. maybe you were drunk when you read my post.

"And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget."

I know alcohol makes people forgetful but damn.

[Nuvalia]

Hey sherlock next time click on the links and find that none of them are wikipedia. maybe you were drunk when you read my post.

"And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget."

I know alcohol makes people forgetful but damn.

The only thing there is to damn is your ignorance, but that isn't point to make in my participation in this thread. My point is that Texas and Louisiana would be perfectly well off independent. That's all, I direct further comments regarding this wikipedia misunderstanding to the Ministry of Tobusytonotgiveafuckanymore.

Thank you

[Arumdaum]

I believe he means D.C....

She.

Here I have the Budget Information from my state lousiana and a less detailed version from Texas.
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/
http://doa.louisiana.gov/opb/pub/FY11/FY10-11_StateBudget.pdf

People General speculation is allowed but when you go into specifics it would be nice if you had a source. And wikipedia is a source if you don't think it is then you need to stop believe what other people say about it and launch your own independent research into it's validity. And since your debating something about California here is there budget.

http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/Enacted/agencies.html

You must have been drunk if when you studied it and found Wikipedia to be a good source.

What's so bad about wikipedia?

[Saint Ferdinand]

California. It would be interesting to no longer be part of the United States.

[Arumdaum]

California. It would be interesting to no longer be part of the United States.

It would. Plus we'd probably have more of our money back.

[Kwewu]

Which one has the most Liberals? That one.

[Arumdaum]

Which one has the most Liberals? That one.

Nah, we need to lose the one with the most conservatives.

[West fiji]

we should lose southern california because of its diversity and different political views

[Canadian Davsland]

I think either California or Texas.

[Arumdaum]

we should lose southern california because of its diversity and different political views

Diversity and liberalism is awesome.

I think either California or Texas.

Why California?

[United States of Cascadia]

... Then it should completely balkanize. Cascadia can be more than a dream then, it can be a great, and powerful nation!

Or California, Texas, and Quebec should all secede and merge into one country.

[Canadian Davsland]

The United States of Cascadia said "... Then it should completely balkanize. Cascadia can be more than a dream then, it can be a great, and powerful nation!"

If Cascadia separated it would be in the top 20 economies in the world. I support Cascadia becoming independent as long as British Columbia can join. Acording to the Cascadian Independence Project website it said it would be BC, Washington, and Oregon.

[United States of Cascadia]

If Cascadia separated it would be in the top 20 economies in the world. I support Cascadia becoming independent as long as British Columbia can join. Acording to the Cascadian Independence Project website it said it would be BC, Washington, and Oregon.

BC should definitely be a part of it, I just don't see it Cascadia happening anytime soon, and probably not in my life time (assuming immortality doesn't work out ).

[The Corrosian Alliance]

Iowa get rid of all the potatoes means well get rid of all the potato chips and meaning we shall get rid of all the obese people

I think you mean Idaho. Iowa grows corn and soybeans, not a lot of potatoes. Getting rid of the corn would help with obesity, too, though. All that high fructose corn syrup...

Actually Idaho isn't a big producer of potatoes, tourism is actually a major part for us