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Re: St Maarten named best cruise port
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/04/2019 07:58 AM
06/04/2019 07:58 AM
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Good news economically for the island. I'm not sure if it isn't detrimental to the culture and social well being of the island.
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Re: St Maarten named best cruise port
[Re: dolfer]
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06/04/2019 08:49 AM
06/04/2019 08:49 AM
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...since a good part of social well being includes being able to feed your family, I disagree with your point.
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Re: St Maarten named best cruise port
[Re: dolfer]
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06/04/2019 09:06 AM
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I'm not sure if it isn't detrimental to the culture and social well being of the island. I’m lost for an understanding of your statement. The island and its residents have an economy that is majorly based upon tourism. Won’t the additional revenue that is created by increased tourist traffic benefit the residents of the island?
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Re: St Maarten named best cruise port
[Re: dolfer]
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06/04/2019 09:08 AM
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Good news economically for the island. I'm not sure if it isn't detrimental to the culture and social well being of the island. Please explain.
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Re: St Maarten named best cruise port
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/04/2019 10:19 AM
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Ok I'll try to explain. Carol of course is right. Jobs are VERY important. I live in a northern Michigan resort community that depends in very large part on the influx of money from outside the community in order to thrive. But that comes at a cost. In our community the cost is VERY high real estate prices and as a result there is very little low income housing and that also leads to higher priced consumer goods. It's not always the same in every tourist community but there is always some cost associated with depending on tourism as a primary source of income. Look at Venice, more locals are leaving every year, or Hawaii were locals in Maui have to have multiple jobs to pay for their 'slice of heaven'.
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