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Former Lancastrian Feb 15th 2019 11:55 am

Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
No this isn't a type of vehicle that GM or Ford are building apparently there is a Change.org petition requesting the US Govt to sell the State of Montana to the Canadians for a trillion dollars to pay off some of the national debt.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/0...paign=trending

Some of the comments are quite amusing.

civilservant Feb 15th 2019 12:17 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
If they want to give the US $22 Trillion, I don't see why not. $1 trillion is only 4.5% of the national debt :huh:

Former Lancastrian Feb 15th 2019 12:51 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
We might have a few caveats

The following States that border on Canada physically are Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

The following States are separated by water Wisconsin, Michigan and New York (easier to maintain a border).

The following States voted Democratic Washington, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine.

The following voted Republican Alaska, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.

Heres the deal. For those states that voted Republican we want the land only the US can keep the people. For those States that voted for the Democrats we will give them the choice of joining Canada along with the state land or they can remain in the US without their land.

Those States separated by the water we won't bid on them. BTW no throwing in South Dakota for free.

So a total of 9 States and you are willing to sell 1 State for 1 Trillion so how about we give you 10 trillion for the lot?

SultanOfSwing Feb 15th 2019 2:19 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
You can take Wisconsin from my cold, dead, cheese-encrusted hands. IDGAF about Montana though, have at it.

scrubbedexpat099 Feb 15th 2019 3:44 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
Alaska would be more obvious.

caretaker Feb 15th 2019 3:45 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12637567)
IDGAF about Montana though, have at it.

Beautiful place, and big! Takes all night to drive from the SW corner to the NE corner. A lot of First Nations people here consider the border a totally artificial construct anyway and would welcome it being dismantled. A few cultural and legal differences (the gas station selling beer and handguns side by side) to work out, but people in Saskatchewan might have more in common with those in Montana than we do with some from other provinces. There are some very fishy looking rivers in southern Montana, just saying.



Rete Feb 15th 2019 4:12 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12637567)
You can take Wisconsin from my cold, dead, cheese-encrusted hands. IDGAF about Montana though, have at it.

Thought that was DILLIGAF .... me hubby's favorite saying.

SultanOfSwing Feb 15th 2019 4:33 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12637620)
Beautiful place, and big! Takes all night to drive from the SW corner to the NE corner. A lot of First Nations people here consider the border a totally artificial construct anyway and would welcome it being dismantled. A few cultural and legal differences (the gas station selling beer and handguns side by side) to work out, but people in Saskatchewan might have more in common with those in Montana than we do with some from other provinces. There are some very fishy looking rivers in southern Montana, just saying.

The secnery is lovely, that is true. A lot of weirdos live there though.


Originally Posted by Rete (Post 12637636)
Thought that was DILLIGAF .... me hubby's favorite saying.

They are interchangeable :)

scrubbedexpat091 Feb 15th 2019 7:48 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
Canada might be more interested in a warmer climate, maybe sell US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico then Canadian's can have a warm domestic place to visit. Canada doesn't need more cold land.

Want to get people on reddit riled up, talk about the Alaska panhandle.....

Former Lancastrian Feb 15th 2019 10:00 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12637716)
Canada might be more interested in a warmer climate, maybe sell US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico then Canadian's can have a warm domestic place to visit. Canada doesn't need more cold land.

Want to get people on reddit riled up, talk about the Alaska panhandle.....

There have been discussions about the Turks and Caicos becoming a Canadian province so that would work for us.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...ticle19045062/

DaveLovesDee Feb 15th 2019 11:23 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12637716)
Canada might be more interested in a warmer climate, maybe sell US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico then Canadian's can have a warm domestic place to visit. Canada doesn't need more cold land.

Want to get people on reddit riled up, talk about the Alaska panhandle.....

Wouldn't Arizona and Florida be more attractive to snowbirds? :p

scrubbedexpat091 Feb 16th 2019 12:28 am

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee (Post 12637814)
Wouldn't Arizona and Florida be more attractive to snowbirds? :p

Most likely, but for younger Canadian's and those without funds to live the snow bird life style one of the islands would be more ideal.

Or California then everyone I know would be Canadian..lol

Boomhauer Feb 16th 2019 12:42 am

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 
Can't we sell Florida to someone, anyone ?

Tarkak9 Feb 16th 2019 6:38 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by civilservant (Post 12637516)
If they want to give the US $22 Trillion, I don't see why not. $1 trillion is only 4.5% of the national debt :huh:

Could always create an enticing bundle and sell 50 states for $22 Trillion ...... afterall, its the art of the deal.
MAGA ----- MAGBA!! :p

DaveLovesDee Feb 16th 2019 8:07 pm

Re: Should you sell Montana to the Canucks?
 

Originally Posted by Tarkak9 (Post 12638090)
Could always create an enticing bundle and sell 50 states for $22 Trillion ...... afterall, its the art of the deal.
MAGA ----- MAGBA!! :p

Or they could give it back to the Native Americans they stole/traded/bought it from originally.....


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