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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

That is remarkably cost-effective.

The government has spent more than $200 million to advertise CBP Home — and nearly 38,000 people have used the app to leave the U.S.

But it sounds like they're not including the amortized advertisement costs in that number. This would add $5,263 per person.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Now calculate the loss tax revenue from those people... because taking bets, people with the means to willing relocate has the means to pay decently in taxes...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Fascism is bad because it is expensive"

This is how you get to a compromise Final Solution

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 3 months ago

Not every single news article has to be an in-depth analysis of the exact state of the U.S. to your satisfaction.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

So say I wanted to vacation in London. Not being English, could I get them to deport me back to the US?