Secession Only for Socialists?

An article published in a local New York news site lays out the result from a recent study which implies that secession for Staten Island is unfeasible because it cannot provide an effective socialist government for it’s residents.

What would seceding from New York City mean for Staten Island? Copious litigation, yawning budget deficits and a scramble to make up for lost economies of scale – building up its own municipal workforce, possibly creating new health care, education and corrections fac...