My Friends and I Bought an Island
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My Friends and I Bought an Island
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Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island
#2Cool. For how much? :)
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#3Lots of widowmakers there judging by the pictures, better be careful. One thing you learn quickly when you live remote is that the nearest hospital is very far away both in space and in time and stuff that is routine in a city can get serious (or even kill you) when you're living remote.
Still, congratulations, I can really relate to how you guys feel.
In case there are more island enthousiasts here:
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#4I wonder if indeed it's completely out of any state's control or it's technically still in a state's jurisdiction. I wonder what would happen if someone bought an island and started hiring people and making money there and not paying any taxes. My guess is that government agents would suddenly become very interested in that piece of land and would pay a visit.
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#5This is awesome.
I always wanted to do something like this as long as I can remember, build something (more or less) self-sustaining in the middle of nowhere to feel fully independent. I am really curious to what extent the author plans on living there? Will there be houses next to the communal building? Solar Panels? A Generator? An on-site well?
It is this Idea of your own small ecosystem which makes Minecraft so attractive. This is real life Minecraft and I hope to do something like this one day.
Edit: Just to add some interesting Project: There is open source hardware for everything you need to build your own village in the "Global Village Construction Set"[1]
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[1] http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Global_Village_Constructio...
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#6Sometimes it's just a matter of thinking outside the box and doing a little research, rather than assuming it's impossible or impractical.
Good advice in general too, not just when buying an island.
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#7I wonder if indeed it's completely out of any state's control or it's technically still in a state's jurisdiction. I wonder what would happen if someone bought an island and started hiring people and making money there and not paying any taxes. My guess is that government agents would suddenly become very interested in that piece of land and would pay a visit.
The island is in Canada. I think the Canadian revenue agency can afford a boat to inspect the island.
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#8Hey guys-- this is my post. I'm flattered this made it to HN! Will be answering questions in comments for a couple hours if any come up.
Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island
#9I wonder if indeed it's completely out of any state's control or it's technically still in a state's jurisdiction. I wonder what would happen if someone bought an island and started hiring people and making money there and not paying any taxes. My guess is that government agents would suddenly become very interested in that piece of land and would pay a visit.
It's in Nova scotia, so the deed is registered there and we pay taxes there.
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#10I wonder if indeed it's completely out of any state's control or it's technically still in a state's jurisdiction. I wonder what would happen if someone bought an island and started hiring people and making money there and not paying any taxes. My guess is that government agents would suddenly become very interested in that piece of land and would pay a visit.
Almost none are truly independent or outside of a jurisdiction - I think he meant more metaphorically.
But if you're interested in how the scenario you mentioned plays out, read up on some of the history of Sealand: