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Originally posted by Agamemnon+Jan 19 2005, 01:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Agamemnon @ Jan 19 2005, 01:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Jan 19 2005, 04:52 PM
The interesting thing is that this humungous loss of life doesn't appear to be much of an impact item economically beyond tourism.
Three thousand people die in a moment in New York and the global economy collapses even more than it had been to that point, the damages measured perhaps by starting at 1 trillion dollars.
Two hundred thousand die in this region and, if I'm not mistaken, even their local stock markets are up.
Cowperson
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To be completely cold, the Tsunami will probably provide some decent room for economic growth in the region. Thousands of shanties have to be re-built, fishing boats re-commissioned... new everything. That's got to be a promising business environment (ignoring existing regional issues).
Really, when the West loses infrastructure, its worth Billions. When the coastal fishing peoples of Indonesia lose infrastructure... they can always go gather up more tin and driftwood and 're-build'. [/b][/quote]
Congratulations - you win the "Rational Thought, But Going to Hell Anyways" Award for the day!!!