Calexit

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

This is a hilarious idea by them.

They are already heavily reliant on federal money. Not to mention that based off of population, their share of the $19.9t in debt would be roughly $2.45 trillion dollars. You don't get to leave AND not pay your share of the debt.

Also say goodbye to your film industry, because it's not going to be working across country borders.
Also say goodbye to your Naval yards, military bases, etc. Those are US troops spending US federal dollars. (Though admittedly California has a pretty decent sized National Guard/Air National Guard.)
Also say goodbye to your energy. The only energy California really has access to right now is offshore oil/shale, and they've fought tooth and nail to keep that from being mined.
Also say goodbye to your WATER, because you rely on 8 states to get it from.

This whole breaking off and becoming their own country thing really only quasi-works (only quasi) for Texas. They have their own food/water/energy/military. California only has food and military, and without the water, they wouldn't have food anymore.