What Is The Most Important State In The Union?

[THUNDER HANDS]

Poll question: What Is The Most Important State In The Union?

Choose the state, that if it dropped into the ocean today, would cause the most harm to America.

[FlashHarry]

1. Depends how you define 'important.'

Pretty broad question, IMHO.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. yeah, I know

But I'll pick New York, becuase without it, this country is just like Canada - pretty bland.

[Brucey]

2. CA has more people than any other state, and it has

San Francisco, the best city. Wine too.

[SOteric]

5. But it doesn't have the economic centre

of the entirety of the U.S.

[Exultant Democracy]

9. Huh, if CA was it's own country it would have

the 5th largest Economy in the world.

[_NorCal_D_]

22. Yeah.

With 50% of the nations GDP, California is definitely the most important state.

[SOteric]

27. That's irrelevant.

The global economies revolve around the stock exchanges in New York and Japan.

If any large population fell into the sea it would be an horrific thing with a world-wide impact. But it wouldn't crash the economies of most of the civilised world if California were gone.

[Wolfman 11]

4. how the hell is Ohio going to fall into the ocean?

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. you don't want to know

but it floats down the river...

:)

[xJlM]

13. The more important question is "When?"

Let me get my family out, and let her go!

[arwalden]

6. How Can Ohio or Michigan could drop into the OCEAN?

Just wondering.

[NashVegas]

29. They Could Fall into Lake Erie

okay?

[xJlM]

32. And then float downstream?

I don't know about Michigan, but Ohio could go and I wouldn't miss it any (and I was born there).

[SiobhanClancy]

8. Massachusetts

Doesn't everybody know that?

[curse10]

34. I know!

Massachusetts is an invaluable assett to this country, and all should bow down to it and its people! :-)

[LynneSin]

10. How's come Delaware isn't listed?

I mean if it wasn't for us you wouldn't have had Rayon and Polyester clothing to wear

Geez!!!

[blessedleader]

11. Iowa!!!

duh. :-)

No John Wayne. . . no America. . . that simple. :-p

[FlashHarry]

14. LOL! I vote Iowa, too!

No Iowa, no food. (well, a lot less food, anyway.) Plus, it's a pro-Dem state in the middle of the country--a rare thing indeed.

[Padraig18]

16. Yep

That's why I answered with Illinois! Any bets on who has the largest corn and soybean harvests this year? It's an annual race to the finish line thing, you know? :)

[FlashHarry]

17. Brazil...

At least they will have, soon enough! (Beans, that is.)

[Wickerman]

28. Iowa was my choice

If Iowa drops into the ocean then we're all fucked cuz ya all done already dropped!

[Padraig18]

12. If starvation would be considered 'harmful'

If eating is important, then they don't get much more important than California and Illinois, although any heavily-agricultural Midwestern state would qualify.

[havocmom]

15. sanity?

it seems to be the state most lacking of late

[booksenkatz]

18. My adopted home state of MICHIGAN!

You bastards would be lost without your SUVs and you know it!
:evilgrin:

[SmileyBoy]

19. North Dakota!!!

Because if it wasn't for us, you'd.....um......

Uhhhhh.......

Wait a minute......

I'll get this......

[Loyal]

20. NY

with Calfornia running a not-so-close second. ;-)

[JVS]

21. Can I just nominate Texas to drop into the ocean?

Not only would it cause the least harm, it would do the most good.

[foxy]

37. I gotta know how would this be a good thing?

[Another Bill C.]

23. We may find out

According to a book I read back in the '70s (The Earthquake Generation), California was supposed to drop in the ocean back in 1990 or so. Edgar Cayce said it would be 1998. In any case, the tidal wave would be 800 feet high and travel several times around the world. This would take out just about all the states mentioned here. My house sits at about 900 feet above sea level so I guess we're okay.

[RC]

24. North Dakota

Because it is in the middle of the North American continent.

[Deja Q]

25. New York, not California

NY has had its share of tragedies and if it dropped off...

California has given us Hollywood, who have dumbed down society just to make a buck and has given us overpaid actors who don't know (or care) about people, right Ronald and Arnold?

Yeah, I'm cynical. Nobody's perfect. :-(

[Darranar]

26. DC!

And yes it's a state, if not officially!

DC STATEHOOD NOW!

[sasquatch]

30. Who voted for Michigan

I'm from O-HI-O
I'm from O-HI-O, OHIO STATE!!
:evilgrin:

[leftist_rebel1569]

31. Kansas

because...it can't fall in the ocean :P

[kodi]

33. the state of employment

most important state to be in.

[Lindsey]

35. Why California, of course,

doesn't everyone know that!

[jiacinto]

36. I picked Florida!

I live here now!