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01-15-2009, 11:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Western Bexar County
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Why don't we ask all the dead Texas Veterans who fought and died for our country?
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01-15-2009, 11:22 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: OrLandOfIdiots-Otown unfortunately
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steel Man
Why don't we ask all the dead Texas Veterans who fought and died for our country?
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Bingo!! |
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01-15-2009, 11:30 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Washington D.C. by way of Texas. Maybe Chicago next year
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steel Man
Why don't we ask all the dead Texas Veterans who fought and died for our country?
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You just ended the thread. Everyone have a nice day now. |
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01-16-2009, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Back and forth between OTP and ITP Sandy Springs
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Originally Posted by WillysB
Not overly proud. We just understand the import of your comments.
No, Texas is not going to secede. It's just seems to be a good idea. The part I don't get is where you say 'I hope they do', then say 'and asks for government handouts'. Uhhhh, if Texas were to/did secede how would they ask for government handouts? Sounds, well... ridiculous.
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Wtf WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA? What would you gain by seceding?!?!
I don't understand you people. |
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01-16-2009, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Originally Posted by Sandy Springs Rep.
Wtf WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA? What would you gain by seceding?!?!
I don't understand you people.
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I don't agree with Texas seceding, but please, just keep to the Georgia forum and stop trying to instigate fights. |
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01-16-2009, 10:16 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Originally Posted by **NoodLes**
Never understood why many people in TX think they're better than everyone else.
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As a native Texan who left the State a long time ago, it's not Texans who think Texans are better. I didn't know Texas was anything but just another state until I left and met people who told me differently. And after living in several other states, I now know why.  |
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01-16-2009, 10:53 PM
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C-ing moon from ur house doesn't make u astronaut
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Originally Posted by Sandy Springs Rep.
Wtf WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA? What would you gain by seceding?!?!
I don't understand you people.
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To put it in few words, Texas has more money than most states in the US.
By seceding, it would make the average Texan richer and people in poor states in the US would become poorer.
In other words, Texans wouldn't have to pay anymore federal taxes to "feed" poorer states and Texas would make a lot of money by selling oil to the US.
I'm neutral about it,
but I guarantee that it won't happen as long as the US army is one of the most powerful armies in the World.
There's another problem,
if Texas become richer, then immigrants would rather go to Texas than the US. |
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01-16-2009, 10:58 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Far North Dallas
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Hawaii wants to secede too. I think it's a load of crap. Who would any of these states come to first when other countries swoop in to claim them? "Oops! Sorry we messed up! Can we just pretend this didn't happen....again?"
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01-17-2009, 09:54 AM
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If you don't like dogs, be on your way.
Status:
"I'm loving the colder weather."
(set 3 days ago)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: U.S.A.
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Originally Posted by Dopo
To put it in few words, Texas has more money than most states in the US.
By seceding, it would make the average Texan richer and people in poor states in the US would become poorer.
In other words, Texans wouldn't have to pay anymore federal taxes to "feed" poorer states and Texas would make a lot of money by selling oil to the US.
I'm neutral about it,
but I guarantee that it won't happen as long as the US army is one of the most powerful armies in the World.
There's another problem,
if Texas become richer, then immigrants would rather go to Texas than the US.
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Help me to understand this "Texas has more money" statement. Texas ranks 9th in poverty with only a small percentage higher than the most impoverished state, Mississippi, and 1st for people without health insurance followed by Florida and New Mexico. It ranks 29th in median income. I'm not trying to be a wise cracker, but I don't get how it could be both.
Income, poverty, health insurance: how your state ranks - from CNNMoney.com
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01-17-2009, 10:16 AM
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Political Deviant
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Central Texas
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Two words...
Permian Basin
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