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kscherer
Which way is up?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Boyzeee
 
2023-02-16, 15:59

Very true. Even the hard-to-manage nut-jobs are sitting on valuable land. It involves grazing rights, water rights, forestry products, agriculture and recreation areas, etc. With all of that are the income and property taxes, recreation taxes, and all of the associated etc. that goes with it. Territorial control, representation in government (Oregon would lose a House seat, Idaho would gain one — guess which party would benefit?). There is also the downright "It's ours" line of thought that goes with ruling people.

It isn't going to happen because Oregon doesn't want to lose the territory, and Idaho doesn't want to gain it.

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