[JumpinJack_Cash]

> > Even replacing independence with becoming part of the US - any one time payment couldn't ensure the continuation of the welfare state. That is, free healthcare, free higher education, access to social support, etc.

Yes if the one time payment is then invested in a big fund like Norway has, or considering the outcome that is at play here...more like California has with its CalPers

Of course it means that the actual money would be invested in US companies , hence subject to expropriation of the stock

And even the actual money if in dollars they can be taken away at any time