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Country by name, but not in form?
sxmobserver | Mon, 2006-11-06 16:09
Just before we pop the champagne corks, let's take a step back and see what we actually got.
A country?
A country prints its own money, has its own judiciary, makes its own fiscal decisions. But not in this Country St Maarten agreement.
Greater Autonomy, appears be to a more appropriate term, implying someone places limits on your sovereignty. One can hardly blame the Dutch government for not trusting this bunch of cowboys running things here as their personal piggy banks, but this is not the solution.
Hardly a cause for celebration at this stage. It sounds just like Gracita got it right. Curacao win because they already all their government offices and infrastructure we have very little here.
Just my thoughts
SXMObserver
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