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Re: Living off the Planet (none / 0)
For a different meaning of "living off"

Spiegel: Investing in Death: Betting on US Life Expectancy Proves Risky (09/01/2009)

Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions manage complex funds that buy up Americans' life insurance policies and pay their premiums in return for their payouts. But angry German investors are finding that Americans aren't dying as quickly as expected -- and that only the bankers are making a buck.


tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 06:55:40 AM EST
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