Brazil and the New Economic Miracle. The U.S. Has a Lot to Learn!
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Brazil is too busy allowing their citizens to kidnap foreign children to run an effective economy. This is a great and shocking story to read if you have the time. Thankfully there was a happy ending. It's sinful what the Brazilian Government did to this family.
http://bringseanhome.org/wordpress/goldman-case/goldman-case-index/
http://bringseanhome.org/wordpress/goldman-case/goldman-case-index/
I did not read the article or various views on the thread. But for the BRIC countries I would say that it is the 'New Economic Confidence' rather than the new economic miracle.
In the case of Brazil and India this confidence is based more on the internal demand which is good.
In the case of China it is largely based on the demand from the US, EU and other nations seeking lower priced good even at an inferior quality ratings.
In the case of Russia, it is merely based on the prices of oil and energy.
Where US faulted was the missed opportunity to save $100-200 Billion a year in the defense budget from 1991 onwards when the Soviet Union failed and its phantom power well exposed. Now matters are soooooo deep into the rot that only a miracle can clean the US financial books.............miracle in hyperinflation??? seems that was the plan all along anyways ;-)
In the case of Brazil and India this confidence is based more on the internal demand which is good.
In the case of China it is largely based on the demand from the US, EU and other nations seeking lower priced good even at an inferior quality ratings.
In the case of Russia, it is merely based on the prices of oil and energy.
Where US faulted was the missed opportunity to save $100-200 Billion a year in the defense budget from 1991 onwards when the Soviet Union failed and its phantom power well exposed. Now matters are soooooo deep into the rot that only a miracle can clean the US financial books.............miracle in hyperinflation??? seems that was the plan all along anyways ;-)
lol.. that story is so funny.. in Brazil people laugh at the idea that Sean wants to go live with his biological father in a poop hole apartment in New Jersey, when his family in Brazil is RICH.
the U.S media make it sound like he was being held hostage in the jungle with monkeys.. lol.. the kid had 3 maids! his life will be trash in NJ. the Brazilian government was trying to protect Sean from a life of mediocrity. all it took was hillary clinton to lay the pipe down and brazil backed away..
The quality of life for rich people is much greater.
right on!, Brazil is a 5 world country and period!
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April 26, 2010
SouthAmerica: In November 2007 I posted the following on the ET economics forum:
In November of 2007 I was watching the Larry King Show on CNN cable and he was interviewing the Police Commissioner of 3 major towns, I believe they were New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, and this is what they were talking about: âToday the United States has more than 2 million people who belong to gangs all across the United States â and at the same time the United States has only 1.8 million policemen to keep these guys in check.
These gangs used to be concentrated on large cities, but in the last few years they started moving all over the place including your neighborhood.â
When I was going for my PhD at Fordham University in the Bronx (New York City) â When I was driving around the area where Fordham University is located the place looked like a war zone in the Congo.
I have been going very frequently over the years to the Brazilian restaurants in Newark, New Jersey â and there are parts of Newark that are as dangerous as the worst parts of Rio de Janeiro.
There are many ghettos around the United States in fast declining areas like Detroit, Cleveland, parts of Los Angeles, parts of New York City, parts of Newark, parts of Washington D.C., parts of Philadelphia, and so onâ¦
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April 26, 2010
SouthAmerica: In November 2007 I posted the following on the ET economics forum:
In November of 2007 I was watching the Larry King Show on CNN cable and he was interviewing the Police Commissioner of 3 major towns, I believe they were New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, and this is what they were talking about: âToday the United States has more than 2 million people who belong to gangs all across the United States â and at the same time the United States has only 1.8 million policemen to keep these guys in check.
These gangs used to be concentrated on large cities, but in the last few years they started moving all over the place including your neighborhood.â
When I was going for my PhD at Fordham University in the Bronx (New York City) â When I was driving around the area where Fordham University is located the place looked like a war zone in the Congo.
I have been going very frequently over the years to the Brazilian restaurants in Newark, New Jersey â and there are parts of Newark that are as dangerous as the worst parts of Rio de Janeiro.
There are many ghettos around the United States in fast declining areas like Detroit, Cleveland, parts of Los Angeles, parts of New York City, parts of Newark, parts of Washington D.C., parts of Philadelphia, and so onâ¦
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April 26, 2010
SouthAmerica: Reply to 3770HMS
We both can play the cut and paste game to show the problems with each others' country.
It would be very easy for me to find all kind of information and pictures on the web, with decaying neighborhoods and massive poverty around the country to show how the United States is becoming just like Zimbabwe.
Anyway, here is a reality check regarding recent US history.
And with a history like that the US mainstream media still has the nerve of criticizing Tiananmen Square in China.
*****
May 4, 1970 â Kent State massacre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
â¦Kent State massacre â occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
*****
Ruby Ridge massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge
â¦Ruby Ridge was the site of a violent confrontation and siege in northern Idaho in 1992. It involved Randy Weaver, his family, Weaver's friend Kevin Harris, and agents of the United States Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
*****
Waco Siege â Waco, Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Siege
â¦The Waco Siege began on February 28, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19, 1993. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located nine miles (14 km) east-northeast of Waco, Texas.
â¦This siege ended 50 days later when a second assault on the compound was made, and then fire engulfed the compound. Seventy-six people (24 of them British nationals) died in the fire, including more than 20 children, two pregnant women, and Koresh himself.
â¦In March 1993, Timothy McVeigh drove from Arizona to Waco in order to observe firsthand the federal standoff. Along with other protesters, he was photographed by the F.B.I. McVeigh cited the Waco incident as a primary motivation for the Oklahoma City bombing.
*****
1967 Newark, NJ Riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Newark_riots
â¦The 1967 Newark riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The six days of rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured.
*****
Detroit Riot of 1967
http://www.67riots.rutgers.edu/d_index.htm
â¦As police and military troops sought to regain control of the city, violence escalated. At the conclusion of 5 days of rioting, 43 people lay dead, 1189 injured and over 7000 people had been arrested.
*****
Los Angeles Riot of 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Riots
â¦The term Watts Riots of 1965 refers to a large-scale riot which lasted 6 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965.
By the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been killed, 2,032 injured, and 3,952 arrested.
*****
Los Angeles Riot of 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_riots_of_1992
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest,[1][2][3] were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of African-American motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. At that time, similar, smaller riots and anti-police actions took place in other locations in the United States and Canada.
â¦Fifty-three people died during the riots with as many as 2,000 people injured. Estimates of the material losses vary between about $800 million and $1 billion. Approximately 3,600 fires were set, destroying 1,100 buildings, with fire calls coming once every minute at some points; widespread looting also occurred.
*****
If you like pictures of American riots, then you can see plenty of them at:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QsAQwAw
*****
Urban decay in the United States:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_decay
You can see pictures from South Bronx, New York City to Camden, New Jersey.
*****
Candid Detroit Images â urban decay
http://www.seedetroit.com/pictures/detroit_feb_2002/
*****
Reuters - Tue Jan 12, 2010
âOne in eight Americans receives food stamps: U.Sâ
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60C07520100113
â¦(Reuters) - Some 37.9 million people -- one in eight Americans -- received food stamps to help buy food at latest count, the government said on Tuesday as enrollment set a record for the ninth month in a row.
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April 26, 2010
SouthAmerica: Reply to 3770HMS
We both can play the cut and paste game to show the problems with each others' country.
It would be very easy for me to find all kind of information and pictures on the web, with decaying neighborhoods and massive poverty around the country to show how the United States is becoming just like Zimbabwe.
Anyway, here is a reality check regarding recent US history.
And with a history like that the US mainstream media still has the nerve of criticizing Tiananmen Square in China.
*****
May 4, 1970 â Kent State massacre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
â¦Kent State massacre â occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
*****
Ruby Ridge massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge
â¦Ruby Ridge was the site of a violent confrontation and siege in northern Idaho in 1992. It involved Randy Weaver, his family, Weaver's friend Kevin Harris, and agents of the United States Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
*****
Waco Siege â Waco, Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Siege
â¦The Waco Siege began on February 28, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19, 1993. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located nine miles (14 km) east-northeast of Waco, Texas.
â¦This siege ended 50 days later when a second assault on the compound was made, and then fire engulfed the compound. Seventy-six people (24 of them British nationals) died in the fire, including more than 20 children, two pregnant women, and Koresh himself.
â¦In March 1993, Timothy McVeigh drove from Arizona to Waco in order to observe firsthand the federal standoff. Along with other protesters, he was photographed by the F.B.I. McVeigh cited the Waco incident as a primary motivation for the Oklahoma City bombing.
*****
1967 Newark, NJ Riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Newark_riots
â¦The 1967 Newark riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The six days of rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured.
*****
Detroit Riot of 1967
http://www.67riots.rutgers.edu/d_index.htm
â¦As police and military troops sought to regain control of the city, violence escalated. At the conclusion of 5 days of rioting, 43 people lay dead, 1189 injured and over 7000 people had been arrested.
*****
Los Angeles Riot of 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Riots
â¦The term Watts Riots of 1965 refers to a large-scale riot which lasted 6 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965.
By the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been killed, 2,032 injured, and 3,952 arrested.
*****
Los Angeles Riot of 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_riots_of_1992
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest,[1][2][3] were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of African-American motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. At that time, similar, smaller riots and anti-police actions took place in other locations in the United States and Canada.
â¦Fifty-three people died during the riots with as many as 2,000 people injured. Estimates of the material losses vary between about $800 million and $1 billion. Approximately 3,600 fires were set, destroying 1,100 buildings, with fire calls coming once every minute at some points; widespread looting also occurred.
*****
If you like pictures of American riots, then you can see plenty of them at:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QsAQwAw
*****
Urban decay in the United States:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_decay
You can see pictures from South Bronx, New York City to Camden, New Jersey.
*****
Candid Detroit Images â urban decay
http://www.seedetroit.com/pictures/detroit_feb_2002/
*****
Reuters - Tue Jan 12, 2010
âOne in eight Americans receives food stamps: U.Sâ
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60C07520100113
â¦(Reuters) - Some 37.9 million people -- one in eight Americans -- received food stamps to help buy food at latest count, the government said on Tuesday as enrollment set a record for the ninth month in a row.
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