• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
    71·
    3 days ago

    Breaking states out and pretending they are countries us fundamentally dishonest. State economies are artificially inflated vs outside countries.

    • AmoxtliEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      EU countries receive transfer payments from Brussels.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 days ago

        It’s not just payments, California is a port for most of the US, but that traffic would be less if they were their own country. There’s a dozen or so similar things similar that give states a benefit that ful countries don’t have.