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Cyrano

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5. Why don't they just buy NY, CAL, and three or four other wealthy states

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 03:10 PM

Aug 2019

That way, all the money transferred from those states to states that refuse to raise any taxes, will be fucked.

Let them live with no schools, subsides to their favored businesses, and graft to their political class.

How long do you think it will take before those states become Trumpian "shitholes?"

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Denmark Offers to Buy U.S. [View all] Zorro Aug 2019 OP

K&R for visibility. Love Borowitz. nt tblue37 Aug 2019 #1

SOLD! Va Lefty Aug 2019 #2

with the massive amounts of debt the nation has NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #3

Moe Greenland lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #4

LOL! volstork Aug 2019 #38

Great connection! n/t John1956PA Aug 2019 #51

Why don't they just buy NY, CAL, and three or four other wealthy states Cyrano Aug 2019 #5

I live in NYC and want to ask Denmark to buy us from the US Sanity Claws Aug 2019 #12

They already ARE volstork Aug 2019 #39

I live in Minnesota and we pay loads toward the deadbeat states geardaddy Aug 2019 #56

I love good satire Gothmog Aug 2019 #6

i actually wish that could be true. barbtries Aug 2019 #7

Sometimes I wonder about republicon's massive debt FoxNewsSucks Aug 2019 #8

If Denmark is cagey about it. pangaia Aug 2019 #29

This made me flash back to a movie called, "Americathon." murielm99 Aug 2019 #9

Yes please. gldstwmn Aug 2019 #10

Kick dalton99a Aug 2019 #11

Andy Borowitz!!! calimary Aug 2019 #13

I'd gladly let volstork Aug 2019 #14

Wasn't Denmark named one of the happiest countries on earth ? Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #35

Most of the Scandinavian nations volstork Aug 2019 #37

And wind turbines EVERYWHERE Fritz Walter Aug 2019 #15

Hey Denmark, Michigan is for sale!!! roamer65 Aug 2019 #16

With Trump you are buying a s--hole kairos12 Aug 2019 #17

Sold! Politicub Aug 2019 #18

Tak! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2019 #36

Tusen Takk! bhikkhu Aug 2019 #44

Gofundme, please. I'll send all my loose change and some big bills too! erronis Aug 2019 #19

"A key provision of the purchase offer, the spokesperson said, would be the relocation of Donald Tru riversedge Aug 2019 #20

Relocate Donald Trump, his family and his Nazi supporters, too. Bluepinky Aug 2019 #47

If they are going to relocate Donald Trump to another country treestar Aug 2019 #21

I wish sinkingfeeling Aug 2019 #22

How much are they offering? cab67 Aug 2019 #23

They think it is a fire sale. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #52

Denmark: Throw in mandatory capital punishment for the trump regime, and let's talk. Paladin Aug 2019 #24

Sorry Denmark. SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #25

Do we get unlimited Danish pastries? mainstreetonce Aug 2019 #26

Yes, and as much snuff as you want. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #54

That would make most of us Great Danes. The Wielding Truth Aug 2019 #27

I am sad that this is not true. dchill Aug 2019 #28

don't worry. China will be buying us soon enough. rurallib Aug 2019 #33

china already bought us Larrybanal Aug 2019 #41

Sold! Maybe now we'll get universal health care. n/t aggiesal Aug 2019 #30

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #31

How about restoring the Mason-Dixon Line, ginnyinWI Aug 2019 #32

I'll throw in my farm jcgoldie Aug 2019 #34

This would be awesome The Liberal Lion Aug 2019 #40

I vote yes!! AllyCat Aug 2019 #42

Let's do it! We'll all have healthcare, free college and PatrickforO Aug 2019 #43

I love it! n/t Upthevibe Aug 2019 #45

Go for it! nt SunSeeker Aug 2019 #46

Talk to Putin. nt oasis Aug 2019 #48

I welcome our new benevolent Danish overlords... Raster Aug 2019 #49

Sold! malthaussen Aug 2019 #50

If only...........nt Heartstrings Aug 2019 #53

Perfect ReformedGOPer Aug 2019 #55