Should Greenlanders Take The Bait?
Greenland is not for sale. Despite that, Trump never takes no for an answer. He wants Greenland, and the administration is discussing buying off Greenlanders to the tune of $10,000 - $100,000 per person to secede from Denmark. This would come close to $6 billion of U.S. tax payer money.
What do you think? Should the people of the U.S. fund that bill, or should it come out of the sale of one of Trump's meme coins, or should billionaires, who stand to profit the most, be taxed for the full amount?
One thing to keep in mind: the median monthly income among Greenlanders is under $3000. If they become citizens of the U.S., they will have to pay for their own very expensive U.S. healthcare and will become impoverished as a result.
Should Greenlanders take the bait if this offer lands in their mailboxes? What are your thoughts?
Slipstream
I've read that most of the Greenlanders are Inuit. Alaska also has Inuit and other indigenous populations. "How has becoming a U.S. state made your lives better?" might be a good question for the Inuit people of Greenland to ask the indigenous people of Alaska. It's been made very clear that the acquisition of Greenland is for its natural resources, not to make its citizens lives better.
Ninniburough
They're being lied to about any benefits, but money talks. It might be a lot more money than they've seen in their lifetime. It's a powerful incentive. But over the long haul they'll come to regret it. So, no, they should stay put in Denmark's care. Denmark, on the other hand, should pony up and make Greenlanders a similar, more lucrative offer to avoid secession and improve their quality of life.