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Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social |
Trump was just fined more than the *inflation-adjusted* cost of the Louisiana Purchase.
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SWinxy
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oh my god
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Han Solo Mio
@hansolomio.bsky.social
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how many Greenlands is that?
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Critical Russ Theory
@russellgaleti.bsky.social
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[sickos yes dot gif]
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Jennifer Rose
@jenni4iowa.bsky.social
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And all he can get is a gift certificate to Popeyes Chicken
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Steve Saideman
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You do bigly fraud...you pay bigly
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Ah, Shangus Dew
@tierneyrex.bsky.social
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Add in the bond interest and you can throw Seward's Folly in there too.
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Rob Shearer
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Anything to avoid the metric system. 🙄
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Alexandra Filindra
@afilindra.bsky.social
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Jefferson was a much better businessman. Also he actually cared about the public good.
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Riemann Zeta-Jones
@whatsejstandfor.bsky.social
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cant believe how hard he got schlonged
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Marcus Lupo
@acropoet.bsky.social
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Hilarious.
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CJ the Awkward
@awkwardleftycj.bsky.social
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The Art of the Deal
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Bargdaffy
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I think you have to go with GDP adjusted plus Inflation adjusted. There were no Billionaires and only a handful of Millionaires at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. The value of the Louisana Purchase has more than outpaced just inflation.
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Grinnin2
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Make my day!
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HudsonRiverCroc
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Tax billionaires into millionaires
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Seth Trueger
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in fairness that was an exceptional bargain
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CornPop
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And black on black crime needs to stop. Even at Super Bowl parade
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Assistant to the Professor
@darinself.bsky.social
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Lol what!? I didn't realize the French got fleeced that hard.
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Chris in NY
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Lebanon Link 🌎 ✨ ❤
@lebanonlink.bsky.social
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Oh and Napoleon was in deep debt too.
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Sarah Siedschlag
@sarahofsb.bsky.social
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If you include E Jean Carroll and maybe 1 more future lawsuit, we can throw in Seward's Folly as well
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McNuggs
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But it was really only worth what we paid for Alaska
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Chris McNeil
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<ackshully voice> *technically* not a fine. Disgorgement is just confiscating what the thief stole.
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Michael Sweeney
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I’ll bet he never pays a dime of it. 😡
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Scream_Rag
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God I feel good reading this.
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Dani
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Yeah, but is it enough to buy Greenland? /s
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c______z
@boshyboo.bsky.social
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Hehehehehehehhehehehehehe
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Serenity Now!
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Sure, but Louisiana didn’t have a gold-gilded escalator.
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Kauffy
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Why do you say these things out loud? Now he's going to demand that New York somehow give him the Louisiana Territory.
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Josh Chafetz
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to be fair, though, we got a really good deal on that one
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