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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


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[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 129 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Enough to barely cover your first ambulance ride.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago

which you'll eventually need because you'll stop going to the doctor for anything less that being literally seconds away from death.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 19 points 2 weeks ago

Will that even be enough in Greenland, unless you live around Nuuk?

This makes a good point - a country like Greenland without strong government and a strong security net would simply become uninhabitable for normal people.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 107 points 2 weeks ago

Ohh, a promise from trump, the king of lies who famously never pays anyone.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It seems as though they can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to be American, which is kinda nutty.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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!

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, they know this is junk. It's just noise to split focus away from what they're really doing.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 61 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks 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.

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[–] AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 54 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Trail of Tears 2 Electric Boogaloo

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah Giuliani could probably use some of the money Trump owes him so he can pay his own legal fees.

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[–] Auzy@aussie.zone 10 points 2 weeks 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

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Then we can expel them as immigrants since they were Danish citizens.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

10k*

*minus dealer prep, handling fees, transaction fees, documentation fees, implementation fees, conveyance and escrow fees, and miscellaneous charges and fees.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

God this guy isn't gonna stop slobbing Putin's knob is he?

Just chill, Donnie. The markets can smell your fear.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder if he would even know that Greenland exists if his handlers hadn’t pointed it out to him and said they want it.

[–] KraeuterRoy@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine his surprise should he ever go there and see very little trees and grass

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

I’m so sick of all his shit.

[–] stephen@lazysoci.al 32 points 2 weeks 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!

[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

All other idiocy aside, this number is just so fucking offensive. 10k, really? That's it?

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's 65774 DKK. With 40k/mo salary average in Denmark (so like 25 after taxes),this is a few months worth of money. Ok, maybe salaries are lower because whole Greenland is in the middle of nowhere, but it's also not some war-torn African country - people don't live on five bucks a month

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, maybe salaries are lower because whole Greenland is in the middle of nowhere, [...]

Having visited Iceland, the cost of living is higher on islands with limited agriculture and high cost of imports.

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[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fuck you trump.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It is funny, people always seem to default to the lowest number of a big number they can think of when thinking of a big number.

"I want a hundred"

"I want a thousand"

"I want ten thousand"

"I want a hundred thousand"

"I want a million"


I realize that for Trump and the US ten thousand dollars is like throwing pennies at a poor person assuming they will be overwhelmed by seeing "ten thousand".

Same in movies, unless a guy is supposed to be super smart, they will only refer to money as:

  • 100
  • 500
  • 1000
  • 5000
  • 10000
  • 50000
  • 100000
  • 500000
  • 1000000
  • 5000000

They very seldom go, "I want 370000" unless there is a reason in the plot, never to just get more money.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

We're paying extra for bread to give people in greenland 10k?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 13 points 2 weeks ago

That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

How about giving that to everybody who voted against you, for having to put up with four more years of your shit?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

How about if everyone gives $1,000 and we pay him and Vance to resign.

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Bold of you to assume USD is worth anything

[–] Аноним@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago

😂😂😂😂 oh really, is he asking Musk to.pay cause I know he wont

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

In this new era, these crooks will float an idead on the webs, then measure the response with AI fucking crawlers. I should just switch off wifi or something.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

It would take a lot more than $10,000 to go from benevolent rule by Denmark to being dogs for Trump.

[–] madcnt@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

He’s reading the intelligence of the people in Greenland. Thankfully they are not dumb

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