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Re:Haiti’s President Is Assassinated by akudha on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @11:58AM (#27762563)
The sum was intentionally impossible (equivalent to about 18 billion dollars),

Assuming this figure in today's money - we have a country of more than 10 million people who can't afford to pay 18 Billion, and we have at least two individuals who are worth at least 10 times that amount (at least on paper)!!

Yes, I am aware it is a weird and useless comparison. Still, it is kinda astonishing.

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Re:Haiti’s President Is Assassinated by wutbrodo on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @01:28PM (#27763631)
The reference to being impossible to pay was in 1825, when it would have been impossible for pretty much any country to pay.
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Re:Haiti’s President Is Assassinated by rory on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @07:17PM (#27766858)
Well, a large power could have paid. But for reference, even the lower negotiated amount in 1825 was more than the entire Louisiana Purchase.
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