Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948. Could this be why it consistently ranks high in happiness indexes, prioritizing education and healthcare over military spending? What lessons can other nations learn? #CostaRica #Peace
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No army! We happy :D
My gut says the USA is missing something major or the security cost is an externality to the country. Otherwise invasion would have succeeded long ago, so clearly there’s some form of defense.
A Costa Rican friend told me that decisions on land use are usually pretty good.
Cutting trees require a permit.
Interesting idea…who pays for defending the state? Is the citizenry armed? Or is it a police state?
Its an interesting question. Why would anyone invade though?
Invasion for profit is a common human endeavor. Usually accompanied by mass murder.
Agreed but my point is usually requires a desired resource base for that profit. Costa Rica doesn’t have much
Oh, I see. Non-invasion due to lack of interest. Makes sense.
Sorry, poorly worded but that’s the case here. There’s literally nothing that would pay back and warrant cost. Natural resources are beaches and biodiversity. Not exactly the usual fare to warrants billions of dollars of warfare. No metals, energy etc
It's not sustainable strategy, especially if you have crazy murderers like russians at your borde