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The plan would replace the $600 million in subsidies Denmark gives the island each year

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering giving about $10,000 to each Greenland resident as part of its plan to annex the island.

The possibility would seek to replace the $600 million Denmark gives the territory in subsidies every year, and has stopped being mere rhetoric to become official U.S. policy, according to The New York Times.

The outlet detailed that the plan already includes several cabinet departments and that the White House's National Security Council has met several times to advance on it, recently sending specific instructions to different offices.

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[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 20 hours ago

Real pro move is Greenland makes completely open borders, offers to bring anyone up there who wants to move to the US and make them citizens of Greenland and then get an agreement that every Greenland citizen has to immediately become a US citizen.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That won't even cover the costs of moving to a non-fascist country.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Lol yeah 10k in american healthcare is like 1 insulin shot 💀

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 days ago (6 children)

The fuck?! As if Kalaaliit culture is worth only 10K to each person. US can get stuffed. Culture is priceless.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He spent 250k for banging stormy Daniel's.

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

fotgot legal fees, so x10 that.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it makes you feel any better, America doesn't care about their culture and only wants their natural resources and strategic location. Oh wait, that probably won't make you feel better.

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The culture will be immediately outlawed, too woke. What you're confusing for culture is actually South American gang activity.

[–] pneumatron@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Think about all the fucking starbucks you can buy with $10k! That's like a coffee and bagel everyday for a year. Fucking startbucks man! C'mon it'll be great

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[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Typical out of touch rich boomer thinking. That anyone can be bought. That everything is a matter of cost.

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 2 points 20 hours ago

Or that 10k is remotely enough.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And he'll totally get that money out to you any day now. The check is in the mail.

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

two weeks, tops

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Why so stingy? The Greenland population is about 56,000. You could offer every Greenlander a million dollars, and it would only come to $56 billion, still a bargain in the grand scheme of things. If you actually want to buy someone's country out from under them, that's the kind of money you need to be talking about.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

And, at this rate, definitely not denominated in USD... In between ink drying, and checks paid, it would likely be worth half as much at the rate we are going.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 16 points 2 days ago

Fuck you revolting jackass. How's about you spend 10k per person on healthcare and housing subsidies.

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Would that even pay for the first year of medical insurance that you will need?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The insurance? Sure, it would easily cover that.

The cost of medical care, even with insurance? Not even close.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

My employer paid 26k last year, for their portion of my insurance.

I paid 235/month for it.

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

"America First!" -> garbage $600,000,000 bribe to Greenland citizens

[edit: whoops, you're right, I left off three 0s]

[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

600k? You dropped some zeros there. It's $600,000,000.

He'd have to go a lot higher than 10k p.p. to even make them consider it, so that'd be billions. Luckily he has millions of tax payers who can fund his little obsession!

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

If he doesn't actually know how much a hamberder costs any amount above the cup of covfefe is just as imaginary. Don't know why everyone's so upset about the value of the currency dropping, just release a meme coin and sell it all off.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

"The party of small government". Tries to gobble up neighbours and allies.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 305 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

$1m would be insulting.
$10k is beyond insulting. That's probably one the cheapest entry fees to one of his disgusting Mar-a-Lago fundraisers.
Trump really has a knack for insulting people. He's basically saying "You're worth a fifth of a Tesla car". How cheap can you be...

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 188 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] takeda@lemm.ee 96 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 81 points 3 days ago (23 children)

And...then?

  1. Greenland still belongs to Denmark even if you give 99999999 gazillion to each Greenlander

  2. I don't think anyone in Greenland is dumb enough to sell out their country for 10k to then live in a country where you will pay out of your ass in taxes, handing those 10k right back to the IRS in 5 years tops.

  3. Greenlanders would have to call themselves "Americans" henceforth, which is considered an insult and lower class of civilization world-wide.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Take the money and tell him to fuck off. He's a con artist. Have him lose at his own game.

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

If it was taken seriously, Trump would promise the million after annexing them. Then would never pay and say he did. (Also absolutely insane that this is even a conversation)

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He will never pay them either way. A Trump never pays their bills.

[–] Isa@feddit.org 200 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Ten thousand US dollar as personal money for leaving democracy and entering a dictatorship (or at least an autocracy)? Err…

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[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

US should pay at least 5 million to each person. That is how much Trump is selling his gold card visa anyway.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 182 points 3 days ago (6 children)

"We'll give you ten grand for the opportunity to be deported to an El Salvadoran prison if we don't like you. It's a great deal!"

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I read someplace that theres about 17 trillion in minerals and oil in greenland. ~57000 population of greenland, so paying for just the mineral wealth not the land and other resources, he'd owe each inhabitant about 298 million. each. So he's paying them 1 /30,000th of what he should be offering.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 106 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

10,000 * 56,583 ~= 566 million < 600 million.

Bruh, he doesn't even want to pay out the annual subsidy once.

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[–] Tall_Chilchuck@lemmy.world 114 points 3 days ago (14 children)

The plan would replace the $600 million in subsidies Denmark gives the island each year

A quick google tells me Greenland has a population of ~57,000. At $10k per resident, that's $570 million.

On money alone, his offer is less than what they already receive, and unless he's pitching for some sort of UBI it'll be a one-time payment instead of annual. Is this the art of the deal they keep talking about?

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[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 84 points 3 days ago (4 children)

10k of MY FUCKING TAX MONEY, you stupid ape!

McDonald's do your job already. This is getting ridiculous.

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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago

Hey when are we gonna get our $5000 Donny? I really need it to start building my crypto factory in order to become a billionaire by the summer.

[–] SaladKing@lemm.ee 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Who in their right mind would trust the US right now? Or ever really…the US undid so much precedent over the last few months that it is laughable to even consider trusting them.

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[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh gee Mr Trump a whole 10000, I can buy so many bubblegum with that

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago

What use is $10,000 if it destroys their economy?

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