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thucythucy

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50. But why do they have "more low income people?"

Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:09 PM

Oct 2021

Might it be because those state have less commitment to quality public education, fewer antipoverty and job training programs, unwillingness to buy into Medicaid expansion (which is mostly paid for by the federal government anyway) and such?

These same states, whose elected officials choose to reject vaccines, masks and social distancing, are now relying on blue states to treat their overflow of Covid ICU cases. This after the president they voted for chose to ignore the outbreak of the pandemic because they thought it would only affect blue states.

I have a definite problem with that.

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Majority of Trump voters believe it's 'time to split the country' in two, new poll finds [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

Let them secede but NO social security, Medicare or any federal aid anymore kimbutgar Oct 2021 #1

Yeah, wait until they realize PatSeg Oct 2021 #9

These "taker" states have more low income people....the wealthier states need no help. pidge Oct 2021 #17

But why do they have "more low income people?" thucythucy Oct 2021 #50

No. Those who don't like it here can just go elsewhere. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #37

Why don't any of these people think of the logistics of all this? shrike3 Oct 2021 #59

Let's offer these R dumbnuts $10,000 to leave the country, start over elsewhere, and never come in2herbs Oct 2021 #2

Have they looked at a map of the US? Corgigal Oct 2021 #3

"Where do they believe the economic engines are located?" bluewater Oct 2021 #7

Where does he think most of the food comes from? yardwork Oct 2021 #54

The blue coastal states grow a lot of food Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 #57

Economic engines change... WarGamer Oct 2021 #61

Well I kind of hope they create the new country of 48656c6c6f20 Oct 2021 #4

So +/- 20% of the population? SoonerPride Oct 2021 #5

No, that's 28% of adults, plus an unknown number who didn't vote, or voted for others muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #53

This must please Putin greatly. n/t Mister Ed Oct 2021 #6

It does please Putin! bluewater Oct 2021 #11

If they want to leave the country, they need to actually leave it. DeeNice Oct 2021 #8

So about 15% of the country. fescuerescue Oct 2021 #10

How could that even be possible? Ocelot II Oct 2021 #12

I think they envision all the Libs in basically urban ghettos bluewater Oct 2021 #14

It would only be possible in an India/Pakistan scenario. marybourg Oct 2021 #47

Why slpit the country? bluestarone Oct 2021 #13

Exactly Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #20

RIGHT !! This isn't 1800s they can relocate with months uponit7771 Oct 2021 #30

There have been many, many posts on DU advocating the same thing. former9thward Oct 2021 #15

Plenty here would love to cut southern states loose, despite what that would do to people there. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #16

I live in a Red state. I think they all need to leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #18

Me, too. But, I think they should just leave the country if they hate it here so much. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #40

I prefer deserts myself. Outer Mongolia might be leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #45

That's what I thought. bamagal62 Oct 2021 #44

Or give TX, OK, NM, AZ, NV and UT back to Mexico. We'll keep CA and CO. Klaralven Oct 2021 #19

Nevada and New Mexico have been rather reliably Democratic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 #21

No, there are good Democrats in the areas you mention. They don't get shit. If they want it so bad.. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #27

New Mexico is an awesome blue state. A highly vaxxed state, too. yardwork Oct 2021 #55

They already reside in Dumbfuckistan Martin Eden Oct 2021 #22

They can secede into the oceans budkin Oct 2021 #23

E pluribus unum or off to Moscow with you, mofos gratuitous Oct 2021 #24

who's going to break it to the red states jcgoldie Oct 2021 #25

... or we can let MAGA's go to Russia, screw that they don't get the land. They get their "freeDumb" uponit7771 Oct 2021 #29

Right, how are they going to survive without the revenue from blue states? Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #42

Nobody is seceding...Trumper are maybe 25% to 30 % and plenty more won't get vaccinated so... Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #26

Nooooo, they can all go to Russia let Americans have the land uponit7771 Oct 2021 #28

they can think their way out of a wet paper bag HAB911 Oct 2021 #31

52% of Trump voters equates to a small percentage of adults. Kaleva Oct 2021 #32

Please change OP, the poll says ***RED STATES*** succeeding not Trump voters. Even 40% uponit7771 Oct 2021 #33

Majority of Trump voters in MI live in the blue areas of the state Kaleva Oct 2021 #34

You don't get to secede! Grins Oct 2021 #35

I know I shouldn't say this NQAS Oct 2021 #36

How would it be possible? kentuck Oct 2021 #38

Since when do losers pick the terms of surrender? Let 'em walk. Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #39

Works for me RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #41

Blue states have so many of the elite research universities Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #43

I'd be all for it if we weren't all so mixed together Silent3 Oct 2021 #46

So, what do they think they're going to get? haele Oct 2021 #48

It's easy to be glib about this and say Sayonara, Qutzupalotl Oct 2021 #49

JFC!!! JUST GO YOU FRICKIN MORONS!!!!! maxrandb Oct 2021 #51

They could move to Russia. All white people, and B.O. is socially acceptable. nt Progressive Jones Oct 2021 #52

America: love it or leave it. yardwork Oct 2021 #56

Partiton worked out so well for Pakistan and India apnu Oct 2021 #58

I'm in favor of a dissolution. Let me explain why. WarGamer Oct 2021 #60

Oh god, not this again jmowreader Oct 2021 #62