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ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Breaking states out and pretending they are countries us fundamentally dishonest. State economies are artificially inflated vs outside countries.
atropa@piefed.social 2 months ago
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
EU countries receive transfer payments as well from Brussels.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It’s not just payments, California is a port for most of the US, but that traffic would be less if they were their own country. There’s a dozen or so similar things similar that give states a benefit that ful countries don’t have.