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To: central_va

Hmmm?

From what I hear about Costa Rica, the country coud have a fairly booming capitialist economy if they simply invested their resources in eco-tourism. I’ve heard the country is incredibly beautiful.

My wife and I were slated to go on a rainforrest cruise there a few years back, but there was a malaria outbreak, my wife was pregnant and we cancelled.


2 posted on 07/07/2009 5:58:28 AM PDT by incredulous joe ("No road is too long with good company" - Turkish Proverb)
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To: incredulous joe; central_va

I have a close relative who spent a few years in Costa Rica. He loved it, and is even considering moving his family back there.

I’ve spent time in Brasil. Right now, their economy is booming. You can easily get lost in the countryside, where nobody will bother you for your lifestyle choices, like homeschooling, preaching the gospel, home churches. While it’s a socialist country, the government does not have the resources of the US government to discover and punish all those who do not adhere to the socialistic regulations.

For the most part, the average government official has a live-and-let-live mentality. The people are mostly warm and friendly.

Of course, if you draw attention, the government will go after you, so you need to be careful.


8 posted on 07/07/2009 6:11:27 AM PDT by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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I’ve often ranted about this region blowing it.

They have resources, manpower, location (including the canal) and beautiful geography. Each country in central and south America should be doing quite nicely. Some should be overflowing with wealth.

This speaker makes great observations, but I expect his speech will fall on deaf, communist ears. Most hate capitalism. They don’t trust a modern legal system to keep them in power, evidenced by the Honduran event.


9 posted on 07/07/2009 6:11:37 AM PDT by catbertz
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To: incredulous joe
“From what I hear about Costa Rica, the country coud have a fairly booming capitialist economy if they simply invested their resources in eco-tourism. I’ve heard the country is incredibly beautiful.”

The problem with Costa Rica is there are no property rights. Courts give property to squatters all the time. No one with brains would invest in Costa Rica when an organized group of squatters could simply take away your entire investment by moving in and refusing to move out. This is no joke. Property owners have to hire armed guards to keep people off their property in Costa Rica. It is a nightmare country.

23 posted on 07/07/2009 8:15:25 AM PDT by monday
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