Walters: If California split from US and became a nation, it would be comparable to Canada

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Trump refers to Newsom as "Newscum" in his social media postings, and Newsom has called a special session of the California Legislature to pay for steps to thwart Trump's policy decrees.
51% : The U.S. government now collects more than $560 billion a year in taxes on Californians, so without raising overall taxes, the new nation would have that money to finance not only a military force but other programs now covered by the feds wholly or partly, such as health care and Social Security payments.
45% : The federal government now covers about 50% of Californians' medical costs, paying out roughly $200 billion a year via Medicare, Medi-Cal, Obamacare and coverage for military and federal retirees.
31% : Trump has suggested that a troubled Canada should become a state.
11% : With Donald Trump back in the White House, he's resuming his long-running feud with California and its political figures, most prominently Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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