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To: TobagoJack who wrote (52001)	7/2/2009 3:32:48 PM
From: Logain Ablar	Respond to of 218073

Jay: The commercial real estate and commercial loans will really hit the life insurers. A lot of life insurers allocate 20% to real estate. They may not be worse off than the regional banks but they will take a good hit.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (52001)	7/3/2009 2:56:57 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218073

Brazil to accept illegal immigrants. "This is a generous land, which always receives with open arms those who come here to work," said Lula. ... measure may benefit up to 50,000 illegal immigrants. However, international organizations estimate that about 200,000 immigrants may benefit from the new decree. This is not the first time the Brazilian government admits illegal immigrants. Similar measures were adopted in 1988 and 1998, benefiting some 60,000 immigrants. ... There are around 880,000 foreign citizens legally residing in Brazil. The single largest group is from Portugal with 270,000 people, followed by Japan with 90,000, Italy with 70,000, Spain with 60,000 and Argentina with 40,000. news.xinhuanet.com Under savage capitalism is like this: You come, no welfare state. No teat to suck. So, you can accept them for they have to work for a living.