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Doesn't matter. Article IV of the Antarctica Treaty says "no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force;", Signatories include pretty much everyo
by PostOnce 16y ago
Doesn't matter. Article IV of the Antarctica Treaty says "no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force;", Signatories include pretty much everyone and it dates back to 1959. You can claim anything you want, but it won't matter unless everyone else recognizes and respects your claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System
- sp332 16y agoYeah, but I didn't sign it :-) If I renounce my citizenship here, and move to Antarctica, who could tax me?
- sqrt17 16y agoMaybe there would be no tax, but the cost of getting internet, energy and food supplied there would be very taxing. (What good is a year's worth of ramen if you have no fire to cook it on?)
- hugh3 16y agoIt's worth noting that the only tax you're avoiding is tax on income actually earned within Antarctica -- ie. whatever trade you can manage with your fellow Byrdlanders. You'll still get taxed on your income generated in other countries.
- PostOnce 16y agoAn undefended claim is no claim at all :P If they ever do start acknowledging claims, Russia or China or the USA will claim whatever you squat on, and what will you do to prevent them from that? If they wanted to build a giant monument their awesomeness, how would you stop them from building? Pseudo-kingdoms need soldiers, or at the very least, advanced automated weaponry.