I don't think most Americans would be too keen to forfeit 15% of the country's GDP [1] to own the libs.
[1] https://www.statista.com/chart/9358/us-gdp-by-state-and-regi...
[1] https://www.statista.com/chart/9358/us-gdp-by-state-and-regi...
when you cripple education systems, fewer people can think critically about issues and the ramifications of decisions are much more abstract.