14 points

The qons act just like comic-book villains. This is demonic stuff.

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If Trump gets Luigi’d it will be because of something like this.

Some hardcore Trump voter in California or similar is going to get the shaft and become dangerous. Its only a matter of time… might not even be from a blue state considering how vastly he is fucking everything up.

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  1. Trump disbands FEMA
  2. A category 5 hurricane clobbers Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, etc.
  3. The states receive no federal aid.
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That’s not how it’s gonna go. The aid will require a tribute most of which will be batshit insane laws. Want federal aid? Marijuana is criminalized again. Want federal aid? Abortion is illegal in that state. It will be another club used to bludgeon the American public.

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Well only for the blue states. Certainly not Florida.

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Florida is going to get recked every year by hurricanes until we figure out how to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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soon even thinking about carbon will be a taxable offense

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He almost got Luigi’d, remember. A couple of inches…that was it. Imagine how different it would’ve been…

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riiight. hope you didn’t buy first row seats to that performance

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Going after the migrant workers in California agriculture is designed to cripple the state’s economy.

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The raids were only in blue states/cities. Straight-up retribution or attacking the economy of those who voted against him. Not raiding any red state cities is just as telling.

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Isn’t California on its own somewhere in like the top 10 global economies? Aren’t they partially funding a lot of shit in red states? Seems like a lot of leverage to me. If the government won’t help you with disasters like this, is there incentive any longer to keep paying into it? Use the money to fund your own disaster aid and FEMA equivalent instead.

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This is a huge part of why the qons are so very hateful toward Cali - they are deeply jealous.

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It’s the 4th largest economy in the world.

The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $4.080 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a nation it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as the List of countries by GDP World’s fourth largest economy, behind Germany (4.71 trillion)

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Bigger than I thought it was! But then it should have a lot of weight to throw around, so… maybe start doing that!

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Pretty sure California sends more funds to the federal government than they receive every year… Would be a shame if they just didn’t do the back and forth and kept their funds to use as they see for instead.

I’m sure States like Alabama wouldn’t miss that California tax revenue making it’s way to them at all.

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Yes, but to do this individual Californians would all have to stop paying federal income taxes.

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No they would need to pay them into bonds to comply with the Spirit of the law but not the letter of the law. When the federal government represents California again the bonds can be released.

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Sure, but if individuals don’t pay the IRS, they can do all sort of shit, including garnishing your wages.

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I’m sure States like Alabama wouldn’t miss that California tax revenue making it’s way to them at all.

Of course not. They’re strongly against socialist policies like that.

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so nice to not have to post this comment, never see this point on reddit or x

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Are you kidding me? I’ve seen this point in Reddit for a decade now. It comes up in r/politics all the time

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I finally called it x, accepting twitter is dead and never coming back lol, calling it twitters like a compliment or giving it way too much credit

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I call it xitter, pronounced shitter.

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Calexit is approved for signature gathering. Trump might just push California right out.

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I’d like to see Colorado in that mix.

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Can Oregon join? Maybe Washington too.

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And the Northeast?

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I’m here for Oregone and Washingtoodaloo.

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