cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/36161826

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

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250411133253/https://www.latintimes.com/trump-admin-considering-giving-10000-each-person-greenland-annex-island-580455


Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

  • @AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee
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    118 days ago

    Get 10k now!!

    And all it will cost you is Healthcare, Education, Employee rights and self autonomy!!

    What are you waiting for, don’t miss out on this one time offer to get 10k!!

    • @futatorius@lemm.ee
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      18 days ago

      They’ll either kill them, force them onto reservations or kick them off the island.

      And, since Trump is involved, the promised $10k might never get paid.

    • @Auzy@aussie.zone
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      118 days ago

      Yeah. As an Aussie, I can’t tell you how awesome free/cheap healthcare is

      Don’t forget Trump also wanted to get rid of generic medicine here in Australia, so it was also cost cheap medicine too

  • @stephen@lazysoci.al
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    118 days ago

    But then all of the people in Greenland won’t work! Remember when the United States gave us all in the midst of the COVID pandemic and none of us returned to our jobs and now all live on yachts? This would be even worse!

    • @jonne@infosec.pub
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      019 days ago

      Yeah, you’d have to pay me a lot more to even consider it, $10000 seems laughably low.

      • Great Blue Heron
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        18 days ago

        Yeah. Someone else suggested it might cover your first ambulance ride. I’m thinking maybe your first year health insurance?

        Edit - it was just a wild guess, but here’s a badly formatted table copied from an article in Forbes:

        Age of member Average monthly costs

        • Age 21 $445
        • Age 27 $467
        • Age 30 $505
        • Age 40 $569
        • Age 50 $795
        • Age 60 $1,208

        So, for my age, my guess was almost exactly right!

  • AItoothbrush
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    18 days ago

    Fun fact denmark already sends more money than that so by accepting this deal they not only would they become american but also loose gdp. No matter how you look at it its a lose lose for greenland lol

    • @Albbi@lemmy.ca
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      018 days ago

      Just FYI, loose and lose have different meanings. Kinda like desert and dessert.

      • AItoothbrush
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        218 days ago

        Yes it was a typo. Sometimes when im tired in the morning or night my spelling gets funky. I have spelt english words in hungarian and hungarian words on english before, i think its because im bilingual.