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Comment Re:So like the Soviet Union? (Score 1) 716

I wonder if this would really prevent people from doing it. For the kind of money this guy is saving he probably will live happilly enjoying what the rest of the world has to offer, I doubt he would pay that kind of money just for having the opportunity to visit the U.S. Lost of people from the U.S. retire in other places anyway

Comment Re:Gardens like winter. (Score 2) 297

Sure but the crops that grow here in Costa Rica have adapted to the pests and disease over a long time. We don't know if they will be able to survive after sudden changes in weather patterns and new pests and diseases or what it will cost us to help them survive.

This year the dry season was like one month shorter. An extra month of rain each year is no fun and it can cause even more flooding which has reduced crop output in past years. But then last year we had record droughts which reduced output from hydroelectric facilities.

These changes are no joke for developing countries like Costa Rica and Colombia and all the others which are even poorer.

Comment who comes up with this stuff? (Score 0) 400

So you are saying that the U.S. will use the money that the Chinese lends to them to produce weapons to use in some hypothetic war with China? And who will then the U.S. go next to ask for more money to pay for the war? My country does not have an army since middle of last century. I am sure we would not be able to afford having one these days so that was a great call back then.

How about spending the money on building industry and energy sources so that you don't depend so much on China and middle east oil? Then you could sell the energy tech to them for when the air is so full of greenhouse gases that noone is allowed to use fossil fuels.

Comment Re:Widespread interest (Score 4, Interesting) 187

Part of this is because of the influence the U.S. has on our countries. I guess we need to keep an eye always looking at you to know if you are planning to sign a free trade agreement with us, change the amount of monetary aid you send our way, pass some law that makes us outlaws, try to change our style of government or just bomb us. You have the power to change our lives maybe more than even we do.

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