Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't have the numbers but apparently the IMF's view is that since Latin America is a greater risk than northern hemisphere countries, it should pay a very nice premium. As a result, debts are unpayable...debt slavery anyone? Amilcar S Dimitrov wrote: > I heard somewhere, that the yearly interest alone going to the IMF from > latin America, is greater than the sum of the combined and total > pilferage from the Colonial period. > Any truth to that ? > Slobodan Dimitrov > > Mike Gil wrote: > > > > Patty, > > > > I've planted a lot of trees. More to the point at > > least here. My ancestors where slauthered by invading > > Spanish gold seekers in Peru. Our history and much of > > latin americas has come under the hammer of the sticky > > finger politician. > > > > People in argentina are crying because they say the > > world bank in some way encouraged the president to > > funnel money to the cayman islands, funnel money to > > his family business, and other financial instruments. > > > > People in latin american are poor because their > > politicians make them not the US or the rest of the > > world. The ex-president of peru fleed to japan with > > untold billions of money from the world bank and the > > US. And every president, congressmen, mayor has done > > the same over the years. > > > > If it cost a $100 million dollar to build a road in > > south america. $1 million goes to cheapened material > > $500 thousand to workers $1 million to the > > construction company. The rest goes to the many layer > > of politician wanting a piece of the action. > > > > So in the end I blame the people themselves for > > putting up with this behavior. They need to rise and > > take over the current corrupt political system. > > > > mike gil > > --- Patricia Ternahan <ternahan@gentlelens.net> wrote: > > > More to the point: what does Mike give? How many > > > trees has he planted? > > > > > > For more accurate info on Salgado and how he views > > > his work, see > > > http://www.terra.com.br/sebastiaosalgado/ > > > > > > trish > > > > > > > > > > From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> > > > > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:43:41 -0000 > > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in > > > Seattle Feb 16 > > > > > > > > Do you know how much Salgado donates to causes? > > > No, I didn't think so. > > > > > > > > This is just about the worst troll I've ever seen > > > on the LUG. > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > > > Behalf Of Mike Gil > > > > Sent: 12 February 2002 23:28 > > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in > > > Seattle Feb 16 > > > > > > > > > > > > It's always interesting how socialist or > > > non-classical > > > > liberals always wants everybodies money except > > > there > > > > own to go to a cause. Why does Salgado not give > > > his > > > > $1500 M camera and $1800 35mm ASPH 1.4 to his > > > starving > > > > and needy subjects. He can easly buy a Pentax MX > > > for > > > > $200 plus a 35mm for less than a $100 and shoot > > > with > > > > that. > > > > > > > > I think its hard to feel compassion when your > > > hiding > > > > behind $3500 worth of equipment plus whats in your > > > > bag. > > > > mike > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > > > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html