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Re:Croatia to switch to euro, enter passport-free Schengen zone by dsfyu404ed on Saturday December 31, 2022 @09:38PM (#34203028)
> but any inner region if the USA would be super miserable as a sovereign state.

Would they? Would they really?

Sure they'd be poorer but they'd probably just consider that a really, really cheap price to pay for not having to share a country with California (or wherever the line is drawn).

Would you take a 10%-20% pay cut to get your way on almost all political issues? I think most people would and they'd do it with a smile on their face.

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Re:Croatia to switch to euro, enter passport-free Schengen zone by int_19h on Sunday January 01, 2023 @10:10PM (#34213792)
Independence doesn't really mean getting your way on almost all political issues, though. If you're independent but economically weak, you're susceptible from all kinds of pressure from your neighbors, and quite often that pressure is explicitly political (sanctions etc).
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