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    I honestly believe Texas wouldn’t last more than a few years without begging for someone, anyone to help them.

    They aren’t a self-sufficient state, no matter how much they pretend to be. They need a massive influx of goods that would all immediately halt or be indefinitely postponed (and massively marked up) if they broke off.

    The real question is whether the treasonous MAGAt politicians who run the state would make a deal with Russia for assistance.

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      Year, singular. One hurricane or ice storm and they’ll have their hand out for welfare.

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        The TX grid experienced grid wide brown outs during a heat wave, and it’s only getting warmer. I don’t see them lasting longer than a few months, especially since only so much material can come in through Beaumont. With the grid down not a whole lot of rail travel will be happening and fueling depot pumps are electric.

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        I’m giving the politicians extra time to let the plebs die off before they admit defeat.

        Perhaps a bit generous, but I like to estimate with wiggle room.

        Let’s be honest, the moment a storm or heat/cold wave knock their grid out, they’ll be demanding neighboring nations keep them afloat.

        No Deal Texit, anyone?