novembro 2008 Archives
Por aqui temos que:
o dólar sobe no Brasil, já beirando os R$ 2,40
enquanto a temperatura desce nos EUA, já batendo nos -4 °C
A história da eleição presidencial americana de 2008 contada pelo NY Times: Time-lapse of The New York Times' election coverage
Few in America did not know about his decades of service, his breath-taking heroism as a war hero in Vietnam, his foreign policy expertise and his ability to reach across the Congressional aisle. Mr. McCain's opponent was largely untested, inexperienced and, initially at least, unknown; his race only added to his challenge. If there is such a thing as a perfect political storm though, John McCain found himself caught in the middle of it. In a leaky boat. With limited fuel.
BBC - Why John McCain lost
Dear Red States:
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To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85% of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.
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With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.
We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.
(...)
Peace out,
Blue States
Fonte (entre várias): Slate
Depois de muito insistir que a crise jamais atravessaria o Atlântico, o governo já admite que a crise é grave, e o medo de que a recessão chegue no Brasil o tem levado a insistir na adoção de políticas contra-cíclicas para impedir a desaceleração do crescimento. Esta é uma proposta errada. Expandir a demanda com gastos públicos leva a um déficit maior nas contas correntes, pressionando ainda mais a taxa cambial e acentuando o desequilíbrio. Se o Brasil fosse a China, que tem superávits nas contas correntes, poderia elevar os gastos públicos: a conseqüência seria apenas uma redução naqueles superávits e uma queda na exportação de capitais. Mas esta não é a nossa situação. A estratégia correta é elevar as poupanças públicas. Com isso, o ajuste ocorrerá com uma menor redução do consumo privado e da formação bruta de capital fixo, mantendo-se um crescimento econômico um pouco mais alto.
Affonso Celso Pastore e Maria Cristina Pinotti - O mundo mudou
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