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TX has the same predicament, and they backed down.
Once some thought went into the "no Fed handout"/"let's secede" idiocy, Texans realized that they would be cut adrift, w/o any Fed cash flowing in, to include military bases, government contracts w/private companies, no protection from immigration, no funding for SS/Medicare/Medicaid...and no oil left to sell.
The vast majority of people don't realize just how much the Federal Government actually spends in many areas...in fact, they subsidize just about everything. Grain, Oil, cattle, hogs, medical care, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufacturing and just about everything that is used from water to cleaner air.
Teabaggers are just now realizing ghat their "dream" is really a nightmare. Less government equates to higher prices and far less services. Someone finally told them that all of the money they put into SS and Medicare would dry up, (actually, considering what they get compared to what they put in, they get a damn good return on that "investment"), and they would actually receive nothing for the rest of their lives...Rand Paul's idea of "change"; it became an "oh shit" moment.
Personally, I abhor government fraud, waste and abuse...but we don't allow the government to seek out and get rid of such things, we just complain about them. I turned in a Dr in AZ for fraud, because every six months he billed a retired mail carrier for a chest x-ray, and EKG and blood work that was never done. The man died of lung cancer, which would have been detected earlier if the x-rays were actually taken. He was investigated, charged with fraud, the AZ Medical Board revoked his license and he was fined $350,000, as well as sentenced to 18 months in Federal prison. The system works when we take action.
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