26 is the cutoff atn

They already voted to become a state, it’s in Congress hands now

Mostly agree but the Confederate states were more heavily invested in cash crops making slavery a purely economic issue not a good supply issue

Fun fact, when you join you waive your right to sue the military. Might be able to sue the VA or parts of the government though.

That’s already a thing. The estate tax only kicks in over 5mil. It’s typically dodged by putting all assets in trusts so that ownership never legally transfers it’s the trust that owns them. Trusts being a legal vehicle don’t die, and can have beneficiaries added and removed.