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Originally Posted by Rochard
I've never heard of Catalonia. It looks beautiful.
Can someone explain to me why Catalonia wants to break away from Spain? Wikipedia was vague about it.
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Historically: Cataluyna was it's own country then a dictator came along (Franco) and bitch slapped them for a while. He died. All became "ok". They want to become independent again.
Now: Spain is in economic crisis. Cataluyna is not. It is the Catalans paying the most taxes and bailing out the Spanish.
Example: the motorways in Spain are free. In Cataluyna (and Madrid) people have to pay. General things like this are pissing the people off. Why work harder and pay more taxes than someone who lives in another region?
Also ---- I am certainly no genius at this. Please don't take my word for truth.. I am just repeating what I hear on the streets. It is best to ask someone who is catalan. thanks.