🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm for just buying up the select pieces of desirable areas from individuals 
and companies as they go bankrupt.  That way there wouldn't be the 
government involvement, just good ol' capitalism in action and we get our 
property at firesale prices.

Of course we would have to be very charitable to the poor and unwashed, 
newly bankrupt, former owners.  We would give them jobs (below minimum wage 
of course to keep them in their new place) as our gardeners, garbage pickers 
and throw away labourers.  Eventually we could build large fences around our 
property and make it illegal for them to enter or work in our area.  Yep 
sounds like a plan.



"The Wizard of Oz" <wizard@emeraldcity.gov> wrote in message 
news:l2blh.533580$5R2.422080@pd7urf3no...
> Since the Americans seem to be heading down the road to financial ruin 
> with the Iraq war, it got me thinking about a possible solution. Namely 
> loan them some money (we are in a position where we are paying down our 
> debt) and have them put up one of their states as collateral. If they 
> default, the state becomes part of Canada. We could specify the state has 
> to share an existing border with Canada, otherwise the Americans could 
> choose. Leaving aside the issue of would they actually go for it and live 
> up to the agreement on default... Which state do you think they'd put up 
> and which state would we (as Canada) want?
>
> Later
> Mike