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Trump Admin Considering Giving $10,000 To Each Person In Greenland To Annex The Island (www.latintimes.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

Someone in a cross post said: a million dollars would be insulting. Ten k is beyond insulting

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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 15 hours 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.