well it seems like this is all moot, as in this Gen. is a knucklehead,
>>>>Other than fresh vegetables I don't think most of the U.S. would miss Cal.
Bob<<<<<
i was waiting for that, i did hint at it already- of course you all would also miss all that extra fed funds we give out, and the greater impact of CA economy on the world- this state has what the 5th largest economy in the world?
something like that.
plus all the refined oil WE export to the rest of the US, the HUGE percentage of eastern goods shipped thru Cali=
sure you THINK you can replace the ports, except for the billions spent on docks around here, and the years it takes to build and install cranes to load unload ships. (ps=-the cranes, and goods all come from China so we get in a war with China we got much bigger problems).
Details=>>>>
THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY IS THE FIFTH LARGEST IN THE WORLD
The ranking is based on gross domestic product data from the World Bank, and a
California gross state product estimate prepared by the UCLA Anderson Forecasting
Project. Gross product is a measure of the output of all goods and services produced by
an economy. California's output would rank fifth if included in a ranking of countries:
GROSS PRODUCT IN YEAR 2000 (billions of dollars)
1 United States $9,837
2 Japan 4,842
3 Germany 1,873
4 United Kingdom 1,414
CALIFORNIA 1,341
5 France 1,294
6 China 1,080
7 Italy 1,074
8 Canada 688
9 Brazil 595
10 Mexico 574
The World Bank and the UCLA Anderson Forecast have well-established techniques for
measuring gross product. For more information on these organizations, visit their
websites at
www.worldbank.org and
www.uclaforecast.com.
the US needs Cali, really the world needs it. sorry guys.