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SickOfTheOnePct

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11. Except that the whole idea

Reply to SDjack (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:55 PM

Nov 2012

is to provide the tax money to where the greatest needs are. Otherwise, there's no need to collect federal taxes that will be sent back to the states - just let the states collect it and use it at home.

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States wanting out...if anybody is surprised about those petitions... [View all] nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 OP

Lousiana beat them to it HockeyMom Nov 2012 #1

I am not talking of the few thousand idiots nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3

The states that want "out of the union" are the poorest and would be hurt the most by not having a patricia92243 Nov 2012 #2

Alas I doubt the majority of Texans, Louisianans. Etcetera nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #5

"civil wars are not started by happy majorities either" lalalu Nov 2012 #4

I don't see it ever happening, but... SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #6

I'm a 72yo Texan. My first memory of "we will secede" is this. SDjack Nov 2012 #7

Yup, I know nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #8

We need a "no mooching" Constitutional Amendment. No State should SDjack Nov 2012 #9

Except that the whole idea SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #11

Yes, I agree. The purpose of a Union is to apply resources SDjack Nov 2012 #13

IMO these states are going to end up hurting and more in debt than ever. They will look at their jwirr Nov 2012 #10

I think the debt is precisely the problem davidn3600 Nov 2012 #14

there's only two forces capable of making a secession happen aletier_v Nov 2012 #12