In the event of secession, how long before Alabama becomes a third world nation?

[Stuckinthebush]

My crazy home state has the secession birdies chirping. I'm laughing my butt off because they have no idea how fast we would become a third world nation once all of the federal money is drained from our state.


Goodbye federal infrastructure help
Goodbye federal health care assistance
Goodbye to federal support through defense spending
Goodbye federal welfare assistance (and that is a bunch, I'm sure)
Goodbye federal grants to our higher education facilities
Goodbye federal jobs
Goodbye to most jobs in Huntsville and Birmingham
Goodbye to our banking industry and health care industry
Goodbye to the smartest of our citizens as they run to the border
Goodbye to affordable goods as inflation strikes
Goodbye to property values

Hello to inflation
Hello to stagnation
Hello to health care crisis
Hello to poverty
Hello to homelessness


The stupid is very strong here in Alabama. But, I assume it is as strong in the other states where the secessionists are making noise, too.

Bless their hearts.

[On the Road]

1. But...........

they would have FREEDOM!!!1!!

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Antebellum ain't an Era, it's a mental disease !!!

[elleng]

3. 3 minutes?

[RegieRocker]

4. The day of

[tsuki]

5. Good-Bye

Maxwell-Gunter AF
Anniston Army
Redstone Arsenal Army
Fort Rucker Army
Aviation Training Center CG

[madrchsod]

6. no fema and no federal money for natural disasters

[KamaAina]

7. "We'll all try to stay cool and calm when Alabama gets The Bomb!"

"Who's next? Who's next?" -Tom Lehrer

[Debau2005]

8. I am from South Alabama

They already act like a third world nation, so it would not be too far for them to fall.

I just had a headed FB exchange with a pro-secession "friend." I use that term only in the FB sense. Why is he allowed to his racist, bigoted opinion, but the opposite viewpoint is considered Un-American and Un-Christian? I am really beginning to dislike these people.

I did mention that if he wanted to secede, Atlanta is close, and Delta flies internationally 24 hours a day, so he can find an agreeable country to live in.

[bigbrother05]

12. In some parts, third world would be a step up

Just being snarky, lived there for awhile and still have family there, but they certainly could stand improvement.

[Stuckinthebush]

17. Good come back

Atlanta is very close.

[Selatius]

9. Not about Alabama, but Keith Olbermann did the math for the state of Texas if they left:

He lost track at the cost of starting up a new country beyond $500,000,000,000 for that state.

[Debau2005]

10. LOVE IT!

[HopeHoops]

11. About 2 seconds after the ink dries.

[on point]

13. The moment they are a new nation!

BTW. They are a net 'taker' from the fed budget. Most red states are. It is the blue states that provide.

[Initech]

14. I'd say less than 48 hours.

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. Wow this is the wittiest secession thread I've seen so far!

not

[Stuckinthebush]

16. Bad day

Bless your heart

[BlueMan Votes]

18. it's probably going to be quite awhile before they'll move UP to 3rd-world status.

[hobbit709]

19. They tried that once 150 years ago. I seem to recall it didn't turn out so well.

But some people are slow learners.