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Originally posted by Alex From San Diego
Maybe a little to care free
"Brazil is the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South America and accounts for 57 percent of all AIDS cases in Latin America and the Caribbean."
Who the hell wants to take that chance.....
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This is a typical (trained/taught) repressed american attitude.. They must have / deserve diseases... God will punish the fornicators, etc.
in reality the percent of the population infected is:
Brazil 0.7%
United States 0.6%
while statisitcally, that's basically the same. IMO even a +0.1% tradeoff is worth not having to deal with a bunch of fundamentalists screaming and crying all the way to congress over a nipple being shown in public.
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Give me one economic reason why I should sell everything and move to Brazil.
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Contrary to what our corporate/consumer culture tells us here, life isn't all about money and owning junk. There are 'quality of life' issues that have nothing to do with economic advantage. The community around you.. the type of people you interact with everyday... how they treat eachother and take care of eachother.. make life better/more enjoyable, or worse/more difficult .. are IMO more important than numbers displayed in your personal bank account.
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Originally posted by Jer
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HIV AIDS - deaths (per capita)
1. United States 0.05 per 1000 people
2. Brazil 0.04 per 1000 people
"Recognized as a regional and worldwide leader in HIV/AIDS work, Brazil has been proactive since its first AIDS case, and, manufactures low-cost versions of antiretrovirals (ARV) within its borders. It has provided ARV therapies free of charge to all HIV infected patients who meet the national medical guidelines for treatment since 1996. Currently, an estimated 125,000 persons receive ARVs."
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