How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
When this family first came to Antigua, they sold dry goods door to door from suitcases they carried on their backs. Now they own a lot of Antigua; they regularly lend money to the government. (1.3)
These merchants don't seem to be bad people—in fact, they seem to have worked hard to get where they are. But it's never a good sign when a government needs to ask wealthy citizens for some extra cash.
Quote #2
Evita is notorious because her relationship with this high government official had made her the owner of boutiques and property, and all sorts of other privileges. (1.3)
So that's all it takes to become a wealthy business owner? The corruption within the government runs so deep that even the mistresses are rolling in dough.
Quote #3
And before it got on a plane in Miami, who knows where it came from? A good guess is that it came from a place like Antigua first, where it was grown dirt-cheap, went to Miami, and came back. (1.4)
Now that's just silly. Although the only people that are taken advantage of in this instance are tourists (no biggie), it's a bad sign for the way that the country works. It seems like running a business in Antigua is like playing a really high-stakes shell game.