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Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing

AP

By MARCO SIBAJA, Associated Press Writer Marco Sibaja, Associated Press Writer

Oh look yet another 3rd worlder looking for a handout.

Oh look yet another 3rd worlder looking for a handout.

 

I agree that it's a joke, but Brazil is actually the world's 10th largest economy, and is actually considered a highly-developed "first world" country....

 

Also, their "external world debt per capita" is approximately 1/40th of the US's, so their economy is not so bad. Their debt is around 12% of their GDP, where as the US's external debt is approximately 95% of GDP.

 

The US's economy wishes it could be like Brazil's....

It's a bit hard to argue against them on this one. We cut down whatever trees we wanted to in this country. So did most other developed first world countries. Now we are telling poor developing countries trying to enrichen themselves by using their natural resources that they can't do it for environmental reasons. If I were them I'd say the same thing. "Pay me, or go f*** yourself. I'm cutting down these tree to make a living for my family."

Even if this climate change horse crap was not fabricated from whole cloth, does anyone really believe any money would get down to those who need it? If you do, I have some oceanfront property in Nevada you might be interested in. The Brazilian government is infested with some of the biggest thieving bastards extant.

I'd also like to ask Mr. gringo basher if his government still turns a blind eye to the sport hunting of Indians by cattle ranchers who want their land.

Oh look yet another 3rd worlder looking for a handout.

 

I agree that it's a joke, but Brazil is actually the world's 10th largest economy, and is actually considered a highly-developed "first world" country....

 

GDP doesn't make a country 1st world. China is a prime example. The cities are stunning marvels. You still can't drink the tap water.

You can't eat any cut fruit. You can't drink anything with ice cubes. Brazil is worse.

Oh look yet another 3rd worlder looking for a handout.

 

I agree that it's a joke, but Brazil is actually the world's 10th largest economy, and is actually considered a highly-developed "first world" country....

 

GDP doesn't make a country 1st world. China is a prime example. The cities are stunning marvels. You still can't drink the tap water.

You can't eat any cut fruit. You can't drink anything with ice cubes. Brazil is worse.

 

I will have to disagree with this one. I studied and visited Brazil, met with quite a few business owners there, and lived for a few weeks with the local residents.

 

(and even went to try to pick up girls :mrgreen: )

 

Brazil has a ton of natural resources, and outside of Rio, every single person i met were the most honest and sincere, down to earth people.

 

The issue that you have is a real one. Brazil is still a developing economy, but a very strong one. you have a terrific work force. President Da Silva was a former socialist, and was elected as one, and over the past years, has been more and more conservative, opening the markets to outside investments and is an Ally in the area.

 

De forestation is real though. It has nothing to do with climate change. What it has to do with, is people raping the natural resources and destroying the lives of the local populations, all in the name of the buck. Furthermore, the local people are getting nothing in return, and no trees are being replanted.

 

it would be like an outside foreign company coming in to PA, taking the coal and shipping it out, and telling the locals in the way to get out.

 

Btw, the water is clean there, the food is terrific, and some of the best tasting fruits and vegetables in the world.

 

the only time they trully hated us, in rio, is when a few people from our class went into a night club and starting acting like morons.

GDP doesn't make a country 1st world. China is a prime example. The cities are stunning marvels. You still can't drink the tap water. You can't eat any cut fruit. You can't drink anything with ice cubes. Brazil is worse.

 

China does not have good GDP per capita. They are rank 100th. US ranks 6th, Brazil ranks 77th.

I wonder if Al Gore gets a kick-back.

I wonder if Al Gore gets a kick-back.

How about a kick in his backside?

We need Red Forman from "the 70's show"........" I'll put my foot up your***."