guano_guapo t1_j9srbmn wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Reply to comment by RagingHeretic in [OC] National Divorce by the Numbers (Politics, Demographics, GDP) by tabthough

This is just an ignorant statement. Texas is the 9th largest economy in the world, and Ohio is 21st, just ahead of Argentina. You’re looking at the other red states that are parasites. But Republicans are busy running Ohio and Texas into the ground.

RagingHeretic t1_j9u99c1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:34 PM

I assure you Texas would not be able to support itself. It's culture doesn't allow it and it lacks the human capital and resources. It's got oil and gas. That's it. It's soil is unfarmable, it's mostly arid steppe. TX only has the 2nd biggest GDP in the U.S. because other states absorb a lot of the load TX would need to make up for as an independent country. Without Washington's support, TX is not the powerhouse you think it is.