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Originally Posted by Rochard
I am a little bit confused at the point of this. If this was to happen, the state of Texas would loose the border patrol, FBI, the US military (and all of it's unlimited funds), and everything else.
This might not sound too bad but think about it for just a moment.
- Suddenly the US Border Patrol no longer watches the border. The state of Texas will have to raise it's own border patrol, staff it, and supply it with vehicles and what not.
- All of the airports will no longer be controlled by the FAA. Not a problem until you factor in the FAA isn't going to let planes fly in or out of Texas until there is a government organization that ensures the safety of planes and passengers flying in out out of Texas. Now Texas has to recreate the FAA.
- All of the cattle raised in Texas currently meets the standards of the FDA. In order to be sold in the US - exported to the US - Texas will have to a government agency similar to the FDA to ensure food products made in Texas can be exported outside of Texas.
- Texas, now a country, would have to open up Embassies in other countries. We can start with Embassies in the US. Being as Texas is so close to the US and because of existing ties with the US, they would have to have multiple embassies. Canada has thirteen embassies in the US. That's got to cost a pretty penny.
- Texas backs up to the ocean and will need it's own Coast Guard too.
I'm just making this shit up off the top of my head. These are expenses that Texas will have to cover when the Federal governement pulls out. What will they loose?
- Federal government gives states money for roads and bridges. All of that will be lost.
- The US Military has fifteen bases in Texas, all of which spend a ton of money locally. When these bases close not only will local towns loose this money, but also hundreds of thousands of jobs in the towns around them.
- Welfare and social security will be gone too.
- How much money does the US government spend in education in Texas?
Am I right here or totally off base? |
You are pretty much dead on. This is not to mention all of the military manufacturing contracts that companies in Texas get. Texas is ranked 3rd, behind only California and Virginia for the amount of money the military spends in their state.
I would also assume that a lot of companies might leave. If you have any kind of a company that gets any kind of government money or subsides you might move for fear you might lose them. Also, depending on how difficult they make it to deal with them nationwide companies like Walmart and McDonalds might pull out.
Texas would now be forced to protect itself from the world and provide everything for itself. they might be able to pull it off after some time, but I have a feeling the quality of life in Texas would drop dramatically.