Economist says Alaska is money pit, should have been sold to UK/Canada instead.

[HisMajestyBOB]

DC also has a shitload of government buildings, and also requires a ton of government spending on security and stuff like that.

It's also a craphole of a city.

[Admiral Yi]

Effective representation...that has to be bribed to do anything useful.

The biggest potential *discretionary* impact I could see is in the location of military bases (don't know if that's picked up in your table or not).  But I think the current sites predate the de-Dixification of the south.

[Maximus]

You're such a homophobe.

[Neil]

Anything that kept more of those fucking snaggle toothed brits out of more of North America was a good thing. Limey cocksuckers.

Interesting fact:  Canadians have better teeth than Americans, and are much less fat.

[MadImmortalMan]

Besides, we bought Alaska; we just took California.

I thought we payed them a little bit for all the territory we got.

You're correct. I think it was fifteen million or somesuch. Look up the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo if you're curious.

[katmai]

You're correct. I think it was fifteen million or somesuch. Look up the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo if you're curious.

Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States approximately 525,000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment, and the assumption by the U.S. Government of up to $3.25 million worth of debts owed by Mexico to U.S. citizens.

[Razgovory]

DC also has a shitload of government buildings, and also requires a ton of government spending on security and stuff like that.

It's also a craphole of a city.

Well the government there is directly administer by congress, the city is very small and has tons of different police organizations.  I'm surprised there is any taxes that come from there.

[DisturbedPervert]

Did he do one for every state?  I would love to see how much California costs us.

[garbon]

Did he do one for every state?  I would love to see how much California costs us.

Yeah I'm not really sure what sbr was smoking. Perhaps standard irrationality about California.

[garbon]

Interesting fact:  Canadians have better teeth than Americans, and are much less fat.

Sad fact: They unfortunately have to live in Canada.

[Strix]

Anything that kept more of those fucking snaggle toothed brits out of more of North America was a good thing. Limey cocksuckers.

Interesting fact:  Canadians have better teeth than Americans, and are much less fat.

I used to go to Quebec a lot. I disagree with the first part and agree with the second. And at least our woman don't have hairy armpits and legs. 

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Anything that kept more of those fucking snaggle toothed brits out of more of North America was a good thing. Limey cocksuckers.

Interesting fact:  Canadians have better teeth than Americans, and are much less fat.

I used to go to Quebec a lot. I disagree with the first part and agree with the second. And at least our woman don't have hairy armpits and legs. 

wrong
That's PQ only - Like French Unilingualism
The rest of Canada only smokes one pack a day and the gals shave, except in my neighborhood

[katmai]

Wait are these gals or "gals" Buddha?

[grumbler]

I think some people are taking this bit of whimsical analysis more seriously than the author intended.

[saskganesh]

if its any consolation to  perturbed yanquis there used to be plenty of people in Canada who thought our North was a waste of time and money as well. now that its being marketed as a source of wealth and power, people are much more interested.