Nope, it's either abroad or illegals, for the agenda-pushing Zionist War Daily! Another reason I may very well be done with them shortly.
"Expatriates feel the euro's pinch; No gains foreseen in exchange rate" by Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | December 29, 2008
Just wondering how many of them are CIA agents under NON OFFICIAL COVER!
Think the paper would tell you if they were? That's only good for Valerie Plame!
PARIS - .... Americans across the continent... weren't counting on the demise of the dollar against the euro.... As a result, Americans living in Europe, who were already struggling to make ends meet, are finding it even more difficult as the value of their US savings plummets....
Yeah, never mind about the PEOPLE HERE, Globe!!! When was the last time you saw them run a story about SUFFERING Americans in THIS COUNTRY? Not for a LONG TIME, folks!!!
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The almighty buck bottomed out against the euro in July, before rebounding slightly as a result of the global financial crisis this fall. But some economists say the dollar's modest four-month rally was just a bubble - and given a 10 percent tumble in the past three weeks, it may have already burst. Moreover, they worry the dollar may soon plummet to record lows as the US government aggressively increases its debt to fund a bailout of Wall Street financial firms and other industries, and as the American economy sags. That would put an even tighter squeeze on American students, expatriate employees and retirees, and businesses across the Atlantic....
Of course, YOU are FINE HERE, right, Amurkns? I mean, if the Globe is worried about people OVER THERE instead!!!!
The plunge in the dollar has cost Framingham-based Staples Inc. more than $400 million in its bid to acquire a Dutch rival, Corporate Express. In February, Staples made its first offer of 2.5 billion euros for Corporate Express, worth about $3.7 billion at the time. The deal was rejected several times until Staples raised its bid to 2.7 billion euros. That would have been nearly $4 billion in February, but the dollar weakened so much during the months of negotiations that by the time Staples completed the acquisition in July, the price had soared to $4.4 billion - about $400 million more.
"Obviously it would have cost us less a year or two ago because we bought the business in euros," Staples chief executive Ron Sargent said. "We're certainly concerned about the devaluation of the dollar." Some US businesses with offices in Europe have raised salaries and cost of living adjustments to make up the difference for workers living abroad.
And it isn't even about AMERICANS, it is ALL ABOUT BUSINESS from the GLOBALISTS BUSINESS AGENT here -- the Boston Globe and AmeriKa's MSM!!!!
To make matters worse, the British pound has also pummeled the dollar for much of this decade. During the past five years, Bingham McCutchen, a Boston law firm, saw the cost of living adjustment for lawyers in London nearly double to an industry average of about $90,000 because of the weak dollar and annual increases....
As US companies grapple with the weak dollar, American expatriates are trying to cope.
Jon Koch, a US defense contractor who has lived with his family in Europe since 2002, said he has seen his purchasing power diminish.
Like I GIVE a SHIT about some WAR LOOTER CRYING POVERTY because the GLOBALIST PUKES are WRECKING the American economy and destroying the dollar ON PURPOSE!!!
FUCK YOU, Globe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Koch, 33, his wife, and two daughters have slashed spending, scrimped on vacations, and attempted to save money by buying big ticket items in the United States, where they can pay in dollars. In July, when the dollar hit a low against the euro, the family visited the United States and stocked up on clothes and iPods.
"It's been painful to our wallets and certainly changed our spending habits," Koch said.
For Colette Parra, 66, who receives her retirement pay in dollars from a United Nations agency, the weakening dollar is a growing concern. To stretch her money, she isn't buying as many clothes, is taking fewer vacations, and is dropping her supplemental health insurance....
It is called a DROP in the STANDARD of LIVING, and you have NO IDEA the MISERY that is coming, Amurkns!!!--more--"
And since the MSM papers don't seem to care except to shovel inflammable shit onto the agenda-pushing fire, again, why bother monitoring them. I've had it with the scitte-bags, folks! The attack on Gaza was the final straw!
