{"id":3737,"date":"2008-11-21T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/11\/washingtonian-mag-should-northern-va-become-the-51st-state.html"},"modified":"2008-11-21T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-21T13:15:00","slug":"washingtonian-mag-should-northern-va-become-the-51st-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/11\/washingtonian-mag-should-northern-va-become-the-51st-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Washingtonian mag: Should Northern Va. become the 51st state?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/packages\/nova\"><b>So Long, Virginia?<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Washingtonian<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Northern Virginia sends millions to Richmond\u2014and gets pennies back. It&#8217;s one of the world&#8217;s most dynamic regions, while other parts of the state are still fighting the Civil War. Why not secede and become the 51st state?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This  feature on the divide between Northern Virginia and the rest of the commonwealth that is a good read. In a more ideal world, Northern Virginia would become its own state<sup>*<\/sup>, but that simply is not going to happen. As much as &#8220;real Virginia&#8221; dislikes our culture here, they sure do not mind being subsidized by our 21st-century economy. In lieu of secession, I want us to get more appropriate representation and a majority of our tax dollars, not too mention some respect and recognition from downstate.<\/p>\n<p><sup>*<\/sup><font size=\"1\">This argument is not unique to Virginia either. Illinois (Chicago vs. the rest), Pennsylvania (Not Philly vs. Philly), New York (NYC\/Long Island vs. upstate) and California (North vs. South) come to mind as having similar situations.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So Long, Virginia? &#8211; Washingtonian Northern Virginia sends millions to Richmond\u2014and gets pennies back. It&#8217;s one of the world&#8217;s most dynamic regions, while other parts of the state are still fighting the Civil War. Why not secede and become the 51st state? 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