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To: KyrosL who wrote (72942)	3/18/2010 4:37:27 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 74559

There's huge variation in US retirement payouts. I early-retired so I'm getting years of free medical insurance, but my actual cash benefits are low. My state opted out of SS, so I had a large supplemental plan that I rolled into an IRA after I quit.

To: KyrosL who wrote (72942)	3/19/2010 8:01:36 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Respond to of 74559

Consider the recent history of Armenia. Once the best educated of Soviet republics, a steadily deteriorating security environment, better opportunities elsewhere, and a strong Armenian diaspora presence in Russia, France, the United States and other countries made it easy and attractive for the best educated Armenians to leave. And leave they did -- about a third of the population emigrated within 15 years of the Soviet collapse. The exodus hollowed Armenia out, and the country has yet to recover its economic dynamism. With an almost certain-to-deteriorate security environment, Israel's greatest long-term risk may be a serious brain drain, just as its Arab neighbors are opening for business in so many non-energy-related sectors. The Other Threat to israel eurasia.foreignpolicy.com