Opinion: Ted Rall cartoon: Greetings from Republican utopia ‘South California’
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Split California into two states? That’s what Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone has proposed in hopes of creating ‘South California,’ a new state that would be founded on Republican principles. But, as Ted Rall suggests in his weekly cartoon, such a plan could backfire. A productive society isn’t sustainable if its people aren’t taken care of. And for that, government needs to collect taxes. (Click on the cartoon to see a larger image.)
We asked readers to weigh in on Stone’s proposal, and of this posting at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, about 55% of the people who took our poll were against the idea of a creating this new state, compared to 32% who were in favor and 13% who were undecided.
What do you think? Is Stone right that ‘South California’ should become its own state?
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Cartoon by Ted Rall / For The Times