West Virginia governor urges unhappy Virginia counties to secede and join his state (Danville: 2013, bankrupt)

[manitopiaaa]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...to-secede-join

Who would choose to leave Virginia to join a bankrupt, failed state West Virginia?

If anything, we should make the same offer to West Virginians. Harpers Ferry, Virginia, has a nice ring to it.

[Serious Conversation]

Believe me, a lot of residents in places west of I-81 would just as soon join WV.

[bobamike]

Lots of people here in Frederick County are in favor of it. Claim they are being taxed to death and are worried about their guns. It's funny.

[16 Acres]

Although the next Elections are only 21 months away, that could very well change a whole lot of things, it's a nice alternative if necessary. If all of Virginia is invited, there may not be much of Virginia left.

Check out this map for a good indication.

Everything you see in Green is 2nd Amendment Sanctuary:

https://gunrightswatch.com/news/2019...t-sanctuaries/

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by bobamike

Lots of people here in Frederick County are in favor of it. Claim they are being taxed to death and are worried about their guns. It's funny.

Why is it funny?

[manitopiaaa]

Originally Posted by 16 Acres

Although the next Elections are only 21 months away, that could very well change a whole lot of things, it's a nice alternative if necessary. If all of Virginia is invited, there may not be much of Virginia left.

Check out this map for a good indication.

Everything you see in Green is 2nd Amendment Sanctuary:

https://gunrightswatch.com/news/2019...t-sanctuaries/

Thankfully trees don't vote. People do.

And Republicans have lost every statewide election since 2013.

If GOP policy phlegm is what Virginians want, why can't the GOP win power?

Your party lost power with a massive gerrymander in place. 40% of Virginia now lives in Nova, and pointing to empty rural counties to console yourself masks the real problem: The GOP is increasingly fringe in a diverse, pragmatic, increasingly urban state.

Moderate or enjoy your decline into superminority status.

[LTU2]

Originally Posted by manitopiaaa

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...to-secede-join

Who would choose to leave Virginia to join a bankrupt, failed state West Virginia?

If anything, we should make the same offer to West Virginians. Harpers Ferry, Virginia, has a nice ring to it.

They are both entwined in the 1st battle of the American Revolution (disputed), Point Pleasant Virginia, now West Virginia.

[16 Acres]

Originally Posted by manitopiaaa

console yourself

Console myself?

You're a character.

We'll see how the future goes.

You seem more uptight about it than we are.

[slowlane3]

If that happens, then low-skilled workers will find that in being a part of WV their minimum wage is still $7.25, while if they had stayed a part of VA it will likely have increased to $15.00. In order to earn $15.00, they will have to commute into a locality that's still part of VA.

On the other hand, business owners in VA will find the cost of operating businesses higher, causing price hikes, and if they're close to a state border, then difficulty competing with businesses on the WV side of the border (this will be a problem in places such as Danville, Bristol, Martinsville, Covington, and Winchester) who will have lower overhead and can therefore offer cheaper priced merchandise.

[bobamike]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot424

Why is it funny?

I should have said it's sad, really. Our county keeps growing and growing, with overcrowded schools, roads, and not enough fire/rescue, but people are up in arms about their taxes going up 5-10 dollars a month.