Florida secedes, becomes Canada’s 11th province

Ok, it’s not true, but thinking of it is not so far-fetched. Could you imagine? Just think, if you’re a right wing Republican you would not have to face 7 more years of Obama, and well just the act of seceding would warm the cockels of their hard hearts. For Florida’s democrats well they would see solar communities in no time, high stakes testing in schools would disappear and Florida’s education levels would surpass the entire United States in 5 years.
There are other advantages. Florida’s aged population would benefit from Canada’s wonderful socialized medicine. And since there are already so many Canadian snowbirds in Florida, the transition would not be difficult and they wouldn’t have to get supplementary medical coverage while in the US – they could stay longer than 6 months!!!
Another real estate boom in Florida -just think!
Hey, maybe we could trade? Florida for Quebec. The US would gain much needed hydorelectricity from Quebec, which they pay for already, and Florida could sell their water to Atlanta for much more money – granted in Canadian $$$, but no matter. Of course, French would have to become another language taught in US schools, but hey Quebecers look like Americans except for the accent, just think of them as more foreign sounding Aussies. Then there’s poutine – yes gravy and French fries – sounds pretty American to me.
Yes, if only politics could think out of the box and be shackled by historical prerequisites. What a world it could be!

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