this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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US already has 50 and adding another star is so much more a pain in the ass.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

California, Oregon, Hawaii and Washington consent to this agreement. Where do we sign?

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

As an Oregon resident, I would be all for this. CA alone would be a pretty good chunk of federal taxes.

Wellll... The western parts of Washington and Oregon. Out in the desert is another thing. Those guys are pretty well cooked

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Canada agrees.

Then we can tax the shit out of anything from China crossing the territory to get to the remaining United States.

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Illinois volunteers as well