the past decade is likely the hottest the planet has been in 125,000 years
Except Romans grew grapes in northern England, tree ring studies proving the earth was much warmer 1000+ years ago, viking artifacts found in permafrost etc.
Funnily you could easily google for this 2+ years ago but now the first pages are filled with "ITS BEEN DEBOONKED". Duckduckgo returned much better results.
It's a pipedream, but I really wish a bunch of states said to the federal government in the US "you know what, we're gonna just do our own thing, so don't expect any taxes from us, and we won't ask you for money."
At the very least it would solve a ton of local issues.
Except Romans grew grapes in northern England, tree ring studies proving the earth was much warmer 1000+ years ago, viking artifacts found in permafrost etc.
Funnily you could easily google for this 2+ years ago but now the first pages are filled with "ITS BEEN DEBOONKED". Duckduckgo returned much better results.
Government incomes are only tenuously tied to government expenditures in nations that have fiat currencies.
It would likely break down under price hyperinflation on daily goods. Good news: we get to find out soon!
Money printer go brrrrrrrrr
It's a pipedream, but I really wish a bunch of states said to the federal government in the US "you know what, we're gonna just do our own thing, so don't expect any taxes from us, and we won't ask you for money."
At the very least it would solve a ton of local issues.
New Hampshire is the closest to that we have right now. Maybe Wyoming, Florida, and South Dakota would follow.