
<p>As a counter to President Trump’s offer to purchase the Danish-owned island of Greenland (the largest in the world), Denmark has launched a campaign to acquire California for $1 trillion dollars.</p>



<p>Before giving any consideration to the proposal offer, we first have to recognize that the Danes’ offer is not even sufficient to pay off California’s astounding $1.6 trillion debt – and a current budget deficit of $28 billion. The Danes would have to assume the debt in addition to coughing up that $1 trillion – and figure out how to pay off the annual deficit.</p>



<p>That seems like a heavy life for a nation with a total annual budget of 345,269 DKK. ; That is approximately 50 billion USD – slightly less than the annual budget of Connecticut. ; While there is a certain appeal in selling off California, the numbers do not seem to work.</p>



<p>The taxpayers of the remaining 49 states (discounting the possible admission of Canada) would save billions of dollars each year. ; The State of California receives more than $200 billion in federal funds. ; And that is just a portion of the federal money received by individuals – including Social Security ($150 billion), welfare ($20 billion), Medicare ($80 billion) and Medicaid ($150 billion). ;</p>



<p>The Danes have addressed one of the sticky points. ; California is the home of the iconic American institution &#8212; Disneyland. ; They said it would be renamed Hans Christian Andersenland. ; Donald Duck would presumably be replaced by the Ugly Duckling, Snow White with the Snow Queen and Tinkerbell with Thumbelina.</p>



<p>Ceding California to the Kingdom of Denmark would be beneficial to that cadre of actors who have threatened (repeatedly in some cases) to move out of America because of President Trump. ; They would not have to pack a bag to fulfill their repetitious promises. ;</p>



<p>The list includes Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi, who have already moved to the United Kingdom; misnamed America Ferrera, who is checking out schools in the UK for a future move; and the UK also picked up Sophie Truner. ;</p>



<p>Eva Longoria now splits her time between Spain and Mexico. ; Barbara Streisand told Stephen Colbert she would leave the U.S. if Trump got elected, but she has not yet called in the movers. ; (Perhaps it was just one of those bs threats believing he would not win). ; Alec Baldwin is another who has made idle threats of expatriating. ; If he had kept his promise the first time, that poor videographer he shot might still be alive. ;</p>



<p>Cher promised to leave after Trump won in 2016. ; She has now reiterated that promise. ; I am dubious. ; Sharon Stone said she is planning to leave. ; Laverne Cox is heading to Europe or the Caribbean. ; And the list goes on.</p>



<p>If Denmark cannot swing the deal financially, perhaps there is another alternative. ; Would a swap of California with Greenland work? ; As a direct cash on the barrelhead deal, it would not &#8212; but there are other ways to value the deal.</p>



<p>One of the factors is the size of the population. ; America would theoretically shed an immediate 40 million citizens and pick up a mere 57,000 Greenlanders. ; (Yep! ; That is the official population of Greenland.) ; Of course, it is likely that millions of current California residents would migrate across the border to live in America. ; For the most part, these would be people who love America. ; All those who – like the few celebrities referenced above – had been disdainful of America under Trump would get to reside in a left-wing quasi socialist state. ; Sounds like a win-win.</p>



<p>With $1 trillion dollars, the Danes could pay each person in California $25,000 to vote “yes” on a referendum in favor of joining the Kingdom of Denmark – or $50,000 per person for a majority to vote yes on a referendum to secede from the American union. ;</p>



<p>In terms of Greenland, it would only take $1.4 billion to pay every resident of Greenland $25,000 to vote in favor of statehood with America – or only $700,000 to get a majority. ; In fact, it could cost the American taxpayers nothing at all since any one of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg could easily foot the bill. ; It is not even a rounding error on their books.</p>



<p>If such a deal could be consummated, America would be picking up a vast land (836,000 square miles) with enormous critical resources and very few people (and virtually none on welfare). ; At the same time, the U.S. would surrender as much smaller piece of land (164,000 square miles) with relatively few natural resources (we already sucked the gold out of the Golden State), endless natural catastrophes and a large population&#8211; millions of whom are on welfare and others homeless on the streets. ; Even if some Greenlanders were homeless, they would not be living on the streets. ; Greenland is not exactly a green land.</p>



<p>Some say the offer from Denmark is just a joke, but more than 200,000 Danes (and others) have signed a petition in support of the campaign to “make California Great Again.” ; Unfortunately, the fundraising effort is short by approximately &#8230; $1 trillion. ; Perhaps a swap of Greenland for either Los Angeles or San Francisco would work – would be more equitable.</p>



<p>If a deal were to succeed, however, what next? ; New York City for Gaza? ; After all, turning Gaza into the Riveria of the Middle East would be a lot easier and less expensive than rebuilding Los Angeles and San Francisco after the big one hits.</p>



<p>Perhaps the greatest obstacle to swapping California for Greenland is that Mexico has first dibs on Golden State. ; After all, it was theirs not that long ago.</p>



<p>And if you think all this is silliness, keep in mind that the Palestinians want Israel back, Chinese President Xi wants Taiwan back and Russian President Putin wants Ukraine back – maybe even Alaska. ;</p>



<p>Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark is not such a bad idea. At least they have a great sense of humor.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Denmark proposes to purchase California?
