Can the USA make it without California and New York City? (state, largest)

[ladarron]

What if New York City and California succeed could the USA make it without them?

[kidphilly]

Much less easily than without TX, but yes

[DANNYY]

Yes, after all we have to appreciate our country for what it's good at.
And that's diversification. Unlike countries like UK, or France where the largest city/region, is the main source of the economy and culture, we have cities through out the country at every corner that can hold their own.

The media will suffer though, because both of which are mainly in California or New York.

[Pretzelogik]

are you kidding me? it would arise without those dead weights

[theoneandonlyLA]

Let's put it this way, if it wasn't for LA and NYC (but mostly LA, of course) no one would even know where the USA was or what it's important for. The entire nation is in debt to these two places.

So, you should all be on your knees and thanking us for keeping the rest of the fly-over country on the world's radar. Without us, you're nothing but cows and cornfields. Good luck with that.

[THEoneandonlyNYC]

Let's put it this way, if it wasn't for LA and NYC (but mostly NYC, of course) no one would even know where the USA was or what it's important for. The entire nation is in debt to these two places.

So, you should all be on your knees and thanking us for keeping the rest of the fly-over country on the world's radar. Without us, you're nothing but cows and cornfields. Good luck with that.

[66nexus]

Originally Posted by theoneandonlyLA

Let's put it this way, if it wasn't for LA and NYC (but mostly LA, of course) no one would even know where the USA was or what it's important for. The entire nation is in debt to these two places.

So, you should all be on your knees and thanking us for keeping the rest of the fly-over country on the world's radar. Without us, you're nothing but cows and cornfields. Good luck with that.

Uh-huh,

and that kind of attitude is exactly why some folks hate on LA. LA has Hollywood, but film didn't come from there. So what then?

The entire nation is in debt to those two places for no one thing anymore than it is in debt to smaller, not as highly tiered cities, i.e. Detroit: The current setup for the nation is built around the automobile. So what then?

A city, is not a city without its surroundings as in it cannot be made to support its size. What is the brain without the body? An organ.

[HurricaneDC]

Chances are if NYC and LA hadn't developed, other port cities would have developed into the equivalents.

[66nexus]

Originally Posted by ladarron

What if New York City and California succeed could the USA make it without them?

There are circumstances to be pondered about your question like:

If the two were to secede would they be a part of other countries or would they simply be regions?

I ask b/c simply, the new, somewhat smaller United States would simply establish trade with these two regions.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by 66nexus

There are circumstances to be pondered about your question like:

If the two were to secede would they be a part of other countries or would they simply be regions?

I ask b/c simply, the new, somewhat smaller United States would simply establish trade with these two regions.

They would be independent countries.