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...Does America really need to wall itself off?" Think 12 million to 20 million illegal invaders, tons of illegal drugs and more than a thousand associated deaths, just for starters. On the other hand, think of the joy of getting our grass cut on the cheap. Edward Dougherty, Franklin Lake, New Jersey
...problem is, even those lower-priced options aren't cheap. Florida's prices remain higher than the national average - especially when you count sky-high property taxes and insurance premiums that can be as burdensome as mortgage payments - while its wages are lower. Fitch Ratings warned that when a big hurricane hits, Florida's insurance market "could effectively collapse." That won't jump-start a recovery...
...Does America really need to wall itself off?" Think 12 million to 20 million illegal invaders, tons of illegal drugs and more than a thousand associated deaths, just for starters. Then think of the joy of getting our grass cut on the cheap. Does any other country have such high values? Edward Dougherty, FRANKLIN LAKE...
...clear point of accord was that the era of cheap energy is over. On Tuesday, the IEA released its medium-term oil market report at the congress, predicting a lessening of demand in the coming 18 months, but an increase after that. "There will be short-term improvement," says Tanaka, "but after that there will be a tighter market until 2013. Demand will go back up in 2010, and although the supply side is growing, it's not as much as we want...
...solid returns, despite the daily misery of most Zimbabweans amid severe shortages of food, electricity and fuel. Last year the London-based commodities firm Lonrho began an investment fund called LonZim, aiming to snap up investments before the collapse of Zimbabwe's government. Zimbabwe's immense mineral wealth was "cheap as chips" and going for "fire-sale prices," Lonrho Africa's chairman David Lenigas told reporters when the fund launched. Investors willing to take the risk now could be well positioned to take advantage of the immense opportunities of a post-Mugabe economy being rebuilt from scratch...