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Originally Posted by Dottore View Post
Well, first, not many islands are state owned. And you can't sell somthing you don't own.
Two words: eminent domain.

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Second, even if there were state owned islands to sell, giving up sovereignty is a very, very political issue, which would never fly with the public. A Greek politician who suggested this would be commiting political suicide.
It seems to me that a few Greek politicians committing suicide (political or otherwise) might not be such a bad step towards fixing the problem.
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