Caribbean Turks and Caicos move to join Canada
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Wednesday's Child said:
Canada can crack down on all those things, and clean up the place. With Canadian wealth behind the Islands, they could really raise their lot. Plus, with an allied country calling the shots, US tourism will probably increase.
Plus, I wants me a Carribean Naval Base!!!
Well guys,
1) Do a google search on "Real Estate Turks and Caicos" and you will see that it is already well on its way to being covered with million dollar mansions. I agree that an overpopulated paradise is no longer a paradise, but this will happen with or without Canadian control over the islands. At least if Canada did have a say in the islands affairs perhaps they would be able to preserve some of the currently undeveloped lands as National Parks.
2) Boo hoo hoo. It would cost money. That's a pretty weak argument. We spent 2 billion on a poorly implimented gun registry that doesn't work. Our government wastes billions every year. At least if we "wasted" some money annexing the Turks and Caicos we would have something great to show for it. Check the prices of land in T & C these days. You are absolutly right that they would never join us and you are right it sounds too good to be true. They would never join us because they no longer need us. The dream that Canada could ever attract a rare jewel like T & C to join our tax repressive country is too good to be true.
3)There has been a steady increace in tourist dollars since the 1980's, so there is no shortage of tourist dollars there. Its true that land prices would probably climb even more if Canada annexed T & C but so be it. Canada as a country would benifit by taxing the tourist dollars of the high rollers, while Canadians of more modest means would still be free to travel to more inexpensive places. Also, the majority of the Islands in the Carribean do or have had some type of colonial connection to countries such as England, America and the Netherlands. The ones that are not currently "snapped up" have probably regained their independence in the last century.
I think we would be lucky beyond our wildest dreams if we could adopt T & C as an honourary province, but this would never happen because they would never say yes.
By the way, I just noticed that there is a page 2, and this email is in response to posts on page 1, so it is probably a little out of place now, but since I spent the time to write it here it is
1) Do a google search on "Real Estate Turks and Caicos" and you will see that it is already well on its way to being covered with million dollar mansions. I agree that an overpopulated paradise is no longer a paradise, but this will happen with or without Canadian control over the islands. At least if Canada did have a say in the islands affairs perhaps they would be able to preserve some of the currently undeveloped lands as National Parks.
2) Boo hoo hoo. It would cost money. That's a pretty weak argument. We spent 2 billion on a poorly implimented gun registry that doesn't work. Our government wastes billions every year. At least if we "wasted" some money annexing the Turks and Caicos we would have something great to show for it. Check the prices of land in T & C these days. You are absolutly right that they would never join us and you are right it sounds too good to be true. They would never join us because they no longer need us. The dream that Canada could ever attract a rare jewel like T & C to join our tax repressive country is too good to be true.
3)There has been a steady increace in tourist dollars since the 1980's, so there is no shortage of tourist dollars there. Its true that land prices would probably climb even more if Canada annexed T & C but so be it. Canada as a country would benifit by taxing the tourist dollars of the high rollers, while Canadians of more modest means would still be free to travel to more inexpensive places. Also, the majority of the Islands in the Carribean do or have had some type of colonial connection to countries such as England, America and the Netherlands. The ones that are not currently "snapped up" have probably regained their independence in the last century.
I think we would be lucky beyond our wildest dreams if we could adopt T & C as an honourary province, but this would never happen because they would never say yes.
By the way, I just noticed that there is a page 2, and this email is in response to posts on page 1, so it is probably a little out of place now, but since I spent the time to write it here it is
RE: Caribbean Turks and C
My question is
Why are there Turkish people in the Caribbean?
That's a long way off from Asia Minor after all.
My question is
Why are there Turkish people in the Caribbean?
That's a long way off from Asia Minor after all.