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Simeon Salus

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28. But even 75 million is an incredibly tiny amount of money to take life-long responsibility for 75 non-residents
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:18 PM
2 hrs ago

This is far, far away from U.S. District Courts, where any irresponsibility could be assessed on the merits.

It's the modern equivalent of marooning them on a desert island for life, with zero chance of oversight.

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Woah! Really?! electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #16
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No I was wrong about this. mahina 36 min ago #32
Link? obamanut2012 4 hrs ago #25
Oh boy I was very wrong. mahina 38 min ago #31
I can't believe I guessed it was Palau! electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #15
$1,000,000 per person? LisaM 12 hrs ago #17
$100,000 is even less efficient. Simeon Salus 5 hrs ago #22
Ah, thanks. LisaM 5 hrs ago #24
But even 75 million is an incredibly tiny amount of money to take life-long responsibility for 75 non-residents Simeon Salus 2 hrs ago #28
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"Exactly what is... A "memo of understanding"? Is that another term for a Treaty?" BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #23
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Palau has not been added to a no-travel list. Tonga and Palau are not the same place. onenote 44 min ago #29
You are 100% right. It was four in the morning here and I was cross eyed should've stayed off my phone. mahina 39 min ago #30
$7.5 million on this, area51 3 hrs ago #26
Far less than that, markodochartaigh 2 hrs ago #27
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