MarineMax Cuts Full-Year Profit Forecast
Harry Krause wrote:
On 1/10/2007 5:25 PM, NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 1/10/2007 3:36 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:09:40 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:
For around $150,000, you can buy a nice, modern, small house on
acreage in Costa Rica, farm coffee (or lease the land out), and be
within spitting distance of fabulous fishing, and without spending
a fortune on a boat. I have a retired friend down there who did
that three years ago.
What do you do when they decide to kick the gringos out or tax them to
death?
There are no guarantees anywhere. Costa Rica is a stable country,
with a well-educated population, NO standing army on which to waste
its resources, and good social services.
No army? Without the implied protection of the U.S. and others, how
long do you figure it would remain "stable" in that volatile area of
the world?
I find it fascinating that a country that borders on two of the
region's most volatile and militaristic countries is able to remain
independent without some military junta coming in and annexing it.
That's correct. Costa Rica has no standing army. It does have a small
force to protect its borders. The country is the most stable south of
the border. Land is widely held. There's an economy. Everyone has health
care. You know...that kinda stuff. Which is not to say there are no
problems. But it isn't a country boiling over from internal unrest.
Are the workers unionized?
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