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I'd think cutting off Social Security and pensions from other states and entities wouldn't be possible, since those are paid where ever in the world one lives. They aren't an entitlement. Three states that might be able to do it, I'd think, would be Texas, Hawaii and Vermont.

Would you care to expand upon your reasons for singling out Texas, Hawaii, and Vermont. Why those particular three states?

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Texas is one of the largest economies on the planet. It has the resources to be self-sufficient. It has in its history and attitude attributes for an independent nation. I wonder if it would be better off, being able to defend its southern border as an independent nation.

Vermont is Vermont. Their weird combination of big city dropouts, pro-earth hippie types and a local population that's generations of Vermonter survive those tough winters. They're tough, they identify strongly with their state, and they have enough pride and wherewithal to make it work. Though they have an underclass with problems, they don't have inner city issues to deal with.

Hawaii. It's a question how they ever lost their independence to begin with, it was a lot of maneuvering by Dole that did it. There's still a monarchy that lays claim to an independent Hawaii.