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Judi Lynn

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Wed Feb 20, 2019, 12:41 AM Feb 2019

Petition to sell Montana to Canada is gaining support [View all]

Source: News5cleveland


Posted: 9:41 PM, Feb 19, 2019 Updated: 12 minutes ago
By: Justin Boggs

With the national debt continuing to grow, a group of citizens have created an online petition in hopes of selling Montana to Canada in hopes of reducing the United States' debt.

Nearly 10,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org in the last week that supports selling the Treasure State for $1 trillion to Canada. While $1 trillion is a hefty price tag, the overall United States deficit passed $22 trillion last week.

The US debt has grown on average by at least $ 1 trillion a year in recent years.

While Montana is the fourth-largest state in area, it is only 44th-most populated state in the United States with a total population of 1.06 million. Estimates of Montana's annual economic production are around $45 billion.

Read more: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/petition-to-sell-montana-to-canada-is-gaining-support

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I feel like we could get a lot more for Texas.... TeamPooka Feb 2019 #1
And they're always threatening to secede. Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #39
Heck, why not just sell the entire US To Canada onetexan Feb 2019 #44
Can't do that DBoon Feb 2019 #52
I'd welcome getting the right to healthcare; I don't know if this country area51 Feb 2019 #45
If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd sell Texas and live in Hell. (I'm a Texan) :) walkingman Feb 2019 #54
If I lived in Hell at least I know all my friends would come to visit me, eventually. TeamPooka Feb 2019 #65
hell yeah. rownesheck Feb 2019 #66
Might Canada want to buy Minnesota, too? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #2
Yes, Minnesota is a much better deal! the_sly_pig Feb 2019 #24
Some want to send the the Northwest Angle to Canada GatoGordo Feb 2019 #49
Cascadia kurtcagle Feb 2019 #61
I Vote for The Dakotas DoctorJoJo Feb 2019 #3
It's a BOGO! hay rick Feb 2019 #8
At least one -- who needs two? William Seger Feb 2019 #17
Buy one, get one free hauweg Feb 2019 #42
I'll move there if they do. catrose Feb 2019 #4
Can't we just sell the republicans volstork Feb 2019 #5
Ha!! Good one Thekaspervote Feb 2019 #14
Russia got them at a cheap price to as they were willing to roll over for power. cstanleytech Feb 2019 #18
For what? Dog food? lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #40
Didn't the Russian trolls try to divide California into thirds, with a ballot initiative, turbinetree Feb 2019 #6
That wasn't the Russian trolls... Juneboarder Feb 2019 #38
actually Russians did get behind that movement... TeamPooka Feb 2019 #41
I have thought that also. Doreen Feb 2019 #51
We can only dream! Juneboarder Feb 2019 #60
Not the Onion? pecosbob Feb 2019 #7
Uh... NO! radical noodle Feb 2019 #9
Sounds like a good deal to me pecosbob Feb 2019 #13
In 20 years I'll be dead radical noodle Feb 2019 #20
Health care...and Molson pecosbob Feb 2019 #21
Hell yeah! radical noodle Feb 2019 #23
All the Canadians are in Florida... Sancho Feb 2019 #63
Canada's national debt is nearing $700 billion (Canadian) OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #10
Please - sell Montana to Canada, and Wyoming, and Alabama, and Mississippi, and... George II Feb 2019 #11
The problem is Wabbajack_ Feb 2019 #25
Actually, a lot of Montanans continue BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #31
I can offer a better deal for Maryland marylandblue Feb 2019 #12
Sell Vermont . . . Roadside Attraction Feb 2019 #15
From the movie Bandolero! House of Roberts Feb 2019 #16
Love this! BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #32
Thank gawd Missoula is blue. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #55
I was first a TA BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #67
If they'll take North Dakota, I'd go for it. Some of Montana is gorgeous. Shrike47 Feb 2019 #19
All of Montana is gorgeous! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #27
Second that. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #57
I might be movin' to Montana soon ornotna Feb 2019 #22
I know a dental floss tycoon 2naSalit Feb 2019 #28
I would give Texas back to Mexico. procon Feb 2019 #26
That would be a better deal. 2naSalit Feb 2019 #29
How about sweetening the deal with some pesos? olegramps Feb 2019 #36
Or maybe we could make billionaires and big business pay some damn taxes! workinclasszero Feb 2019 #30
Please, sell Michigan to Canada. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #33
Does anyone have any strong feelings about Idaho? littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #34
I live in Illinois... jcgoldie Feb 2019 #35
I'm in Missouri.. MissouriLibrul Feb 2019 #48
Eay! Bayard Feb 2019 #37
Moving to Montana soon . . . Strelnikov_ Feb 2019 #43
I move we sell Texas and Florida to Mexico. milestogo Feb 2019 #46
How about Wisconsin? The Repubs thoroughly fucked what was once a pretty good state. Paladin Feb 2019 #47
how about we just let all of the southern states become thier own country olddad56 Feb 2019 #50
Go ahead, and sell us Lifelong Protester Feb 2019 #56
Alabama please empedocles Feb 2019 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Kajun Gal Feb 2019 #58
Who would want to buy into this mess? pwb Feb 2019 #59
What about Oregon and Washington? meatwitheyes Feb 2019 #62
Oregon and Washington are going succeed along with California, and go it alone Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #64
First we need to sell Florida to cuba. lindysalsagal Feb 2019 #68
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