All the state's common assets would have to be divided up, and there certainly would be unequal distribution and unintended consequences. Would a college student from Los Angeles get in-state tuition at UC Berkeley? For that matter, what would happen to the University of California system? Would wealth be concentrated in one or two of the states, leaving the other or others much poorer? Breaking up really is hard to do.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 21, 2018 11:03 UTC