• gullible@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Texas is one of the few financially functional red states so that wouldn’t be a concern. No clue whether they’d maintain their finances if they seceded.

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        2 years ago

        How financially functional do you think they’ll be when they lose all the trade agreements of the US and the ability to freely trade with the other states?

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          Do they still have lots of oil?

          That’s a fairly widely traded commodity so probably would help buffer against impacts on other industries of trade instability. Though they might have to consider higher tax on oil or something.

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          I have no clue, and anyone on the internet who says they do is dubious at best. It’s an incredibly complex question.