| | | Will California secede?
California Becomes World’s Fourth Largest Economy
"While five Fortune 500 companies departed from California last year, it gained 9 new entrants. California has launched its own tourism marketing campaign geared toward Canadians to separate the state from the federal government. California’s strengthening economy and desire to separate itself from Washington will result in louder chants for succession and independence."
Newsom believes the US economy will shrink by $100 billion annually as a result of tariffs. California is suing the Trump administration to overturn tariffs, along with Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Vermont. Newsome is suing the Trump Administration for its deportation efforts as well, as his state’s economy needs migrants for its agriculture sector. California has launched its own tourism marketing campaign geared toward Canadians to separate the state from the federal government.

California also hosts the largest deficit of all US states. It relies heavily on Washington for financial support. If California were to secede, it would not be a utopia. It would be a fragmented region with massive capital flight, internal divisions (North vs. South California). Not to mention, the state does not have a military or currency of its own. Still, California’s strengthening economy and desire to separate itself from Washington will result in louder chants for succession and independence. |
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