How to start a country

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Until we get Google and Facebook to move their head office to our location we need to cover costs. I doubt we will need to wait long when they discover our corporate tax rate of 1%.

Although 0.1% of turnover would be subtler....

We don't want all of Google and Facebook there - it'll get too crowded and MacDonalds will start opening up all over the place - can't we just say that one representative from a firm living on the Island is enough to give them global tax exemption?

[Mich the Tester]

Can we agree on a little matter; if we find oil under our tropical paradise, will everyone just keep their gobs shut about it? We don't want the Americans rolling in with tanks, machine guns, drones, guided missiles and their noxious taste in shirts.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Can we agree on a little matter; if we find oil under our tropical paradise, will everyone just keep their gobs shut about it? We don't want the Americans rolling in with tanks, machine guns, drones, guided missiles and their noxious taste in shirts.

Why only if we find oil - we don't want all in sundry turning up at all do we? I'm not paying 500 CUNKTs per square foot to end up living next to riff raff

[eek]

We don't want all of Google and Facebook there - it'll get too crowded and MacDonalds will start opening up all over the place - can't we just say that one representative from a firm living on the Island is enough to give them global tax exemption?

No representatives are required or allowed. They will however require 1 proxy director resident on the island (i.e. me in both cases).

[mudskipper]

Anyone remember the BBC series, Castaway? Taransay wasn't exactly tropical, but it shows it's doable.

[d000hg]

If I ever get around to re-doing my old RTS game, I'm so going to put CUKland in it. Maybe a mission to crush a rebel oil-and-tuna-rich island.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

No representatives are required or allowed. They will however require 1 proxy director resident on the island (i.e. me in both cases).

Excellent plan This will be like an MSC for all the major multinationals - we'll be rich, rich I tell you [the smiley board seems to be broken but I don't think we have a master criminal laugh one anyway so you'll just have to use your imaginations]

[newcastle]

Danny Wallace

There's a lot to learn from Mr Yes himself Danny Wallace...

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[suityou01]

Why only if we find oil - we don't want all in sundry turning up at all do we? I'm not paying 500 CUNKTs per square foot to end up living next to riff raff

[MarillionFan]

Mudskipper. Suity is still here. Mich has not carried out his order. He displeases me.

Take Mich outside and have him shot.