Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "What If The Pacific Northwest Was A Country? It Would Be An Economic Power!" video.

  1. Horrorifyingly wealthy? Why does this horrify you. Would you rather the US was a destitute third world nation. If you say yes because of geopolitical reasons just remember the replacement could be worse. A lot worse.
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  2. Let's say in an alternate universe or timeline Cascadia is an independent country. One thing to keep in mind is that there is absolutely no guarantee that it would still be the economic powerhouse it is today. Besides including Eastern Washington and Oregon is foolish IMO given the differences between the area west of the Cascades vs east of them. In this alternate Cascadia it is likely that companies like Boeing, Microsoft etc would not exist. Cascadia could well be a resource extraction economy with little to no manufacturing or high tech st all. I'm not saying it would be. Just that it would most likely be different. Inside the lower 48 of the United States there are certain areas that were likely to be major areas of economic activity. Detroit. It rose to prominence due to it being close to water transportation and raw materials. And fell due to market forces. Chicago. Its location even if an analog Chicago became a major city simply because of its location. It would not have to be in the same location. It could be where Gary is. Pittsburg. River access, coal and iron ore. New York. Probably the best deepwater port on the East Coast.
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  3. At the time of the building of the fort near Astoria the US extended up into the Rocky Mountains to the headwaters of the Missouri River and its tributaries. Part of the reason Louis and Clark were sent West to give some credit to US claims in the Oregon country. Did you forget about the Corps of Discovery. In fact Merriweather Louis tried to get backing to explore th he West before 1800.
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