Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.
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·February 11, 2025IncreasePosts
jeffreygoesto
Never there was a better time to short it.
bufferoverflow
Or just borrow 10x on their margin account.
tim333
I think a referendum should be launched asking Californians if they would rather be governed by Denmark or Washington. Given the lack of enthusiasm for the current US government who knows how it would go.
catlikesshrimp
History tends to repeat itself Yeah, Brexit started as a referendum with an unexpected result
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European...
throwup238
I think a Californian secession (as absurd as that idea is) would look very different from Brexit. For one California has no control over the vast majority of the taxes paid within the state because it goes to the Federal government, which then spends most of it in other states. This has caused a lot of negative effects like the collapse of highway funding in the 70s leading to the dire traffic we have today with lots of other compounding effects. It’s the fifth biggest economy in the world on its own, so all of that tax funding going to the state would be a massive improvement over the current state of affairs. Overall, California could probably lower the overall tax rate on its citizens while implementing policies like universal healthcare.
I don’t think the economic disruption would be as great because for one, California’s regulatory regime is already one of the strictest in the country and due to its size, most companies (like car manufacturers) already follow them so that they don’t bifurcate their markets. Second, California produces half the domestic produce in the country so food security for the nation would be on the table.
Obviously this is a ridiculous thought experiment. There is no article 50 in the constitution and it’d probably start another civil war (that said, some of the largest weapons caches in the country are in California)
karaterobot
Great timing, go for them them just after they've suffered a horrible catastrophe. Still, the economy of California is remains like 8x larger than that of Denmark. Make an offer I guess, it can't hurt.
tzs
> Great timing, go for them them just after they've suffered a horrible catastrophe
What if Denmark helped cause the catastrophe to drive the price down?
They could be part of the "globalist plot to wage economic warfare and deindustrialize the United States" that Alex Jones claims the California fires were part of, and that Elon Musk said is true.
macki0
Alex Jones and Elon Musk said it. Must be true then
jmclnx
How about starting small ? People in my state would love to have our State sold to Denmark. As a bonus, I think it could be the closest or maybe 2nd closest state to Denmark!
Also I hear our politicians come very cheap.
pentel-0_5
Cute. Seriously though, it'd be cheaper to fund (or crowdfund) a super PAC to send out lobbyists to conduct political interference and gerrymandering in the desired direction. Giving out 1 kg gold bars apparently isn't socially-acceptable but lobbyists and "support" are okay.
dave333
Swap California and Greenland. Clothing optional beaches make more sense in California.
cpncrunch
Canada bagsyed it first. You might have a (very polite) fight on your hands.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/donald-trump-annexation-eli...
readthenotes1
It would be a war of attrition
insane_dreamer
California is a bit large for Denmark, no?
They could buy Delaware though. It's not even a real state[0]
[0] https://www.campustimes.org/2023/09/24/why-delaware-isnt-rea...
eskatonic
Jeg byder vores danske overherrer velkommen.
vkou
Looking at what it costs to put a politician into your back pocket, I would assume that it costs way less than a trillion dollars to buy a country, let alone a state. 10-20 billion should suffice.
ossm1db
GDP is 4 trillion. It's going to take at least that to convince Musk to sell it. He's not in it to lose money.
ranger_danger
Careful... decreasing the number of states makes it easier for them to have absolute rule over something, don't give any ideas...
null
Considering the GDP of California is 10x that of Denmark's, it will have to be a reverse takeover.