From Marginal Revolution:
Sardinians who want to be a Swiss Charter-City Island
Most secessionist movements want independence. But a small group in Sardinia, the beautiful island off Italy’s coast has another idea for secession.
Angered by a system they say has squandered economic potential and disenfranchised the ordinary citizen, they have had enough.
They want Rome to sell their island to the Swiss.
“People laugh when we say we should go to become part of Switzerland. That’s to be expected,” said Andrea Caruso, co-founder of the Canton Marittimo (Maritime Canton) movement.
While many have dismissed the proposal as a joke, its supporters insist they are serious.
“The madness does not lie in putting forward this kind of suggestion,” said Caruso.
“The madness lies in how things are now.”...MORE
