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To: THE ANT who wrote (109863)	1/18/2015 10:09:24 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217588

If you want to repair America's infrastructure we need a Congress which will need to vote for that. You can't create an infrastructure by Presidential decree.

To: THE ANT who wrote (109863)	1/21/2015 1:43:09 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217588

Actions to show Brazil will turn the corner and will come on top. Put the economy in order not to lose investment grade. Brazil Announces Tax Increases for 2015New Tax Rates Set for Fuel, Personal Loans, Imported Goods and Cosmeticshttp://www.wsj.com/articles/brazil-announces-tax-increases-for-2015-1421707755 While rest of the world print and fighting in the finance front Brazil is putting the house in order. Brazil is back moving away from Dilma policies to the policies Lula followed that enabled growth. Brazilian Real low favors exports. Less Brazilians going abroad to spend. Brazil in particular, and LATAM in general, growing are good for the world economy, and the world economy needs Brazil growth. Facebook's economic impact in Central and South America is estimated at US$21bn, with some 570,000 Facebook-related jobs created, compared to US$104bn and 1.16mn jobs, respectively, in North America. Hotels in U.S. tourist destinations like New York have expressed worry about declining demand over the past few months, as the cost of an American vacation slides out of reach for many middle-class travelers from Europe and South America, said Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Expedia. That is particularly disruptive because Brazilians and travelers from some other countries tend to spend more than domestic tourists and are generally less likely to cancel stays once they are booked, he said. Avon generates about a fifth of its sales in Brazil and significant amounts of the rest in countries like Russia, Argentina, Poland and South Africa. As a result of the stronger dollar, the company's sales fell 8% in the third quarter. They were up 1% excluding currency effects. Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/dollars-rise-squeezes-us-firms-20150120-01341#ixzz3PR3a1auy