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It's good to see Europe, Russia, USA and China doing really well. But can't we put more pressure on South American? Like tariffs on their goods if they don't s
by PunchTornado 8y ago
It's good to see Europe, Russia, USA and China doing really well.
But can't we put more pressure on South American? Like tariffs on their goods if they don't sort it out? Not that I like tariffs...
- pochamago 8y agoJust buy up the land and pay property taxes on it.
- PunchTornado 8y agobut then you have to hire security and stuff. too expensive.
- vinceguidry 8y agoThat's extremely untenable from a sovereignty and foreign policy standpoint. Most countries do not like it when huge fractions of economic segments or asset classes are owned by foreign interests, and will usually start obstructing efforts through law / regulation / straight-up theft.
- ggm 8y agoIsn't this model pretty much how Costa Rican preserved rainforests were funded? I get the sovereign state thing, but there are models of engagement, flawed, which are like this. My limited understanding is that its not enough to buy the land: you have to defend it from predation by outsiders/others.
- vinceguidry 8y agoThere's probably many many more reasons why it's a bad idea, heh. No need to argue over which one precisely is the best one.