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North Coast Lawyer

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17. OK

Reply to BurnDoubt (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 05:31 PM

Jun 27

California will be fine -- either by itself or in a confederation with Oregon and Washington. New York and New England will be fine too. The taker welfare red states will sink into 3rd world poverty pretty damn quick.

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