Our you guys up in Portland getting inundated with this? Over here it seems to be in the news often and even been on the ballot. I have not interest in it and don't think it ever happens but tired of hearing about it. There is a small vocal minority who are mad because they don't like Governor Brown and want to break off a large portion of Oregon and join Idaho. I know I would have to move if it ever happened. https://ktvz.com/news/government-po...hear-pitch-to-absorb-three-fourths-of-oregon/
I’m in favor of breaking off Multnomah County from the rest of Oregon. “Antifa Free State” has a nice ring to it.
This split could be made in every state and country. Urban areas are more liberal than rural ones. But most people live in urban areas, so U.S. post-election maps deceive, covered in red.
Portland, Salem and Eugene basically subsidize the rest of the state. Oregon would be cutting expenses if this went through and Idaho would be adding expenses to the books. Does anyone actually think rural Oregon would be better represented by reducing it's available tax pool? If so then cool, go to idaho, and close all your dispensaries while your at it.
Without hospitals, they wouldn't have to put up with Obamacare. They could do surgery with red-hot pokers around the old campfire.
They wouldn't worry about made-in-America pickup trucks anymore. The horses would be born right here in Greater Idaho. But the white ventilated half-plastic cowboy hats would still ship in from China.
Or the money. Much of the infrastructure in rural areas is paid for by urban areas. But you don't need liberal infrastructure, just like you don't need liberal leadership. Your grandfather's grandfather didn't need cars or roads or electrical grids.
Dirty liberal money is weighting down the good god-fearing 'mericans. The sooner the red states and red counties throw off this fiscal yoke of oppression, the sooner they'll be free. barfo
I've only seen it in here and we're getting inundated with it in here. Anyhow, will never happen in here. The moneyed part of the state will not let the poorer part of the state go. The poorer part is already being supported by Western Oregon and they'd be going to another poor area and losing all that support. Pretty stupid if you ask me.
Urban areas of the U.S. supply about 70% of the revenue. If the rural areas broke away the urban areas could really grow. Of course the rural areas would have to close most of their hospitals and get their light at night from candles and whale oil. Life might be tough going to an outhouse late at night in the snow. You'd have to get mules to plow the earth. And who needs electricity and gas buggies. Horse and carriage.