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1 yr ago, I rescinded my US O1 visa, left my startup, and moved down to Próspera to build a city from scratch. It’s a zone with very special laws, regulations, and taxes. It has raised almost $200M, incl from Coinbase, Peter Thiel, and created 3000+ local jobs 🧵

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The US Founding Fathers were geniuses; they went from 0 to 1 on modern Governance 250 years later, we can see all that has worked, and what still needs to improve In 2013, visionaries in Honduras saw how special zones could help boost the country & economy Here's why & how:

Governance is broken. 65%+ are dissatisfied with their governments (Pew Research). Examples why: For the working-class, rent often eats up 40-50% of the paycheck The problem? Bad governance. In NYC, you can forget about building new homes – half of the current ones are illegal

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While many jurisdictions outlaw solutions to the housing crisis, we incentivize it via a Georgist Land Value Tax (LVT) While property taxes disincentivize building (build more = pay more) an LVT does the opposite - you pay the same tax whether you have a skyscraper or hoard land

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#2 – The govt has caused climate change by outlawing clean energy. Nuclear power was getting exponentially cheaper right up until the formation of the DoE, when it reversed Last year – the first power plant (SMR) was approved after 30 yrs – the application fee alone was $500M

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Biotech regulation in the West has strangled progress in life-saving drugs: * Billions in regulatory costs, long timelines * Invisible graveyard of preventable deaths from delayed approvals * Crooked 'capitalism': ~90% of drug regulators later work for the pharmas they regulated

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Próspera delivers Governance services as a private company in collaboration with host countries and governments. Governance as a service: * Rule of law * Justice via arbitration * Regulation of advanced industries * Security * Taxation

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Regulation isn’t inherently bad. Consumers want predictability and safety. However, it must be market-based. At Próspera - we're injecting market mechanisms into the regulatory process. To go to market in a 'regulated industry', you need to obtain a liability insurance policy:

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This new regulatory approach has created 300+ companies It enables products to be launched in Próspera before anywhere else – @bryan_johnson was here a year ago to take a reversible gene therapy treatment, and the Kardashians used the @UnlimitedBio treatment, also developed here

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The special zone in Roatan has generated 3000+ local jobs in Honduras. In 2022, Próspera accounted for more than 30% of all greenfield foreign direct investment into Honduras. The average salaries amongst the workers are at least 25% higher than the national average

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Don't take my word for it tho - come and check it out yourself. There's a bunch of events in the coming months: https://www.prospera.co/en/vis...

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Próspera has the world's easiest way of starting and running a business, incl online businesses for your startup, consultancy, or personal holding company. RT the first tweet, or comment 'prospera' for a chance to receive 75% off your Prospera entity https://www.prospera.co/en/bus...

@_Lonis_ @cremieuxrecueil I think it's great that the libertarians are going off to try to build their utopia. Every ideology should do this. Communists & their ilk should go off and eat each other. Social cons should go LARP as the puritains. We can see what works & what doesn't.

@Mankosmash @cremieuxrecueil The 'exit' approach is especially pure if you contrast it with what we call politics - which is the process of getting 51% to agree with you so you can succumb the 49% to your will.

@_Lonis_ I have to visit, the fomo is strong!

@_Lonis_ The sandflies are horrible tho 😂

@_Lonis_ Goated

@_Lonis_ Guessing its a zero privacy surveilance ai training center?

@_Lonis_ What ever happened to Liberland?

@_Lonis_ Glad to count on you Lonis, keep rocking on 🔥

@_Lonis_ Interesting. This reminds me of Robert Owen's experiment with socialist communities back in the early 1800s. His experiments failed (naturally). But a chartered city based on minimalist government seems fascinating. Good luck!

@_Lonis_ Próspera changes the game for innovation, can’t wait to see what comes next 🦾

@_Lonis_ Land Value Tax? I'm sold

@_Lonis_ Great story Lonis!

@_Lonis_ How does it works about selecting whos gotta live and work there? Or is it free to join / leave for all

@_Lonis_ Is this like actually what Praxis should be doing?

@_Lonis_ How can we judge the viability of something when there's such a massive "visible" hand funding all of it?

@_Lonis_ Building the new age utopia

@_Lonis_ Pretty awesome! Hope i can visit next year. Great job and much success!

@_Lonis_ the final boss

@_Lonis_ God, please punish Honduras government. It is unnaceptable that such unimportant country can oppose this wonderful project. Fuck its current ruling party. Fuck their sovereignty. Maximize regime change.

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