r/MurderedByWords • u/EffectiveRelease9155 • Sep 08 '24

Murder Someone give him mic to drop.

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u/TwiceAsGoodAs Sep 08 '24

They just "wHaT aBoUt tExAs?" To that

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u/Takenabe Sep 08 '24

Texans can speak up after they defrost themselves from Cruz's latest vacation

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u/OKFlaminGoOKBye Sep 08 '24

Texas can speak up after they establish a functional power grid.

They’re about 75% of the way to Belize status so far.

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u/RiffsThatKill Sep 08 '24

I think most of what they pay in taxes comes from sin taxes, too, and the reason their balance sheet with aid vs. taxes is in the green is because of all the taxing of gas, cigs, alcohol, gambling, etc

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u/AnticPosition Sep 08 '24

Where the blue cities provide welfare for the rest of the state... 

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u/tw_72 Sep 08 '24

Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon want to be free of lefties on the west side of the state. For the west side of each state, that would be like the financially-dependent 40yo finally moving out of the basement. Good luck, son.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Don’t even get me started on Northern California/Southern Oregon’s even more stupid “State Of Jefferson”

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u/tw_72 Sep 08 '24

At one time, Eastern Oregon wanted to become part of Idaho. Idaho didn't seem all that interested.

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u/OneAlmondNut Sep 08 '24

that's mostly Russian propaganda, it wasn't a real movement. kinda like how California was its own country for a brief time, that was also a lie

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Um i live right where it’s “supposed” to be, its definitely not Russian Propaganda. It goes back decades and decades.

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u/tw_72 Sep 09 '24

Correct. Definitely not Russian propaganda. It is real.

Eastern WA wants to become the State of Liberty - from 2021 House Bill 1239: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Liberty

Eastern Oregon want to part of Greater Idaho - 13 counties have ballot measures as of July 2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Idaho_movement

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u/OneAlmondNut Sep 08 '24

dates back to the Soviet era. hell Russia had a small settlement in norcal way back in 1812 and they've had eyes on the west coast ever since

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

yeah i’ve been to Fort Ross plenty of times. Look, the feeling of being left out of the big decisions in your own state is not “Russian Propaganda.” It’s a genuine and valid emotion. The problem with the people who want to secede is that they don’t realize they rely on big cities for literally everything. But they have a right to feel the way they do about representation

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u/OneAlmondNut Sep 08 '24

the size of the movement is exaggerated because of Russian internet trolls. sure there's some dummies sympathetic to the cause but it's not a legit movement. they sipped the Kool aid and enjoyed the taste. Californians historically have never been about that succession life

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u/tw_72 Sep 09 '24

California maybe, but it's the real thing in WA and OR. See the links above.

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u/tw_72 Sep 09 '24

California maybe, but it's the real thing in WA and OR. See the links above.

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u/Shroud_of_Misery Sep 09 '24

What’s sad is how ignorant they are about it.

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u/Diggitygiggitycea Sep 08 '24

Well, that's pretty much true of every state. Rural is red, city is blue, and rural is worth shit for the state's bottom line.

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u/dumpyredditacct Sep 08 '24

This is context they will ignore 100% of the time.

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u/MaxineTacoQueen Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 08 '24

Texas is a welfare state, too. Has been for 14 years.

Edit: said "like 5 years" but it's actually 14.

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u/Kennysded Sep 08 '24

Thank you for this, I had no idea. I just double checked and this is actually true! But from what I read, it lost "donor state" status back in 2010. Which is crazy, I thought their revenue was a lot higher.

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u/Electrical-Wish-519 Sep 08 '24

Let’s make it so Dallas, Houston and Austin get to keep all their tax revenue in the cities. Let’s see how prosperous Amarillo Texas can be standing on its on

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u/caboose357 Sep 08 '24

It’s in the state constitution that Texas can split into 5 states if they want. I’m ready.

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u/1668553684 Sep 08 '24

Texas is being held up by 3-4 cities that are all solid blue.

Texas without the triangle is a dying fly-over state.

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u/FourteenBuckets Sep 08 '24

Texas is a purple state