what the hell is going on in DUBAI??????

[Sandra]

I'd love to vacation there! Is this where they have the enclosed ski resort in the desert?

 

[fedup100]

Dubai, Halliburton, Cheney, Iran, and Sexual Slavery

Link

This looks like the new center of the world for the war criminals. A little paradise for the corrupt bastards to live and control the rest of us from a distance. Note, it will be hard to storm them with torches and pitch forks, their borders are not only not open, they are moats filled with oceans. The best of all, get this, there is no PC correctness there and the diversity you are suffering here doesn't exist there.

It burns my ass to look at these pictures. Every time you fill your car with gas, remember these pictures. Every time you cannot afford a loaf of bread, remember these pictures.

remember this video, it is one of the best..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2CH9gHrRD4

 

[Kludge]

It burns my ass to look at these pictures. Every time you fill your car with gas, remember these pictures. Every time you cannot afford a loaf of bread, remember these pictures.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2CH9gHrRD4

Well put, comrade.

 

[FireofLiberty]

It's only about 6% of their revenue:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai

Let's remember, though, how the majority of Dubai's investors, entrepreneurs and businessmen got their fortunes to begin with: oil.

After that., they begin to invest in other ventures which has driven Dubai's economy and explosive growth.

 

[torchbearer]

Let's remember, though, how the majority of Dubai's investors, entrepreneurs and businessmen got their fortunes to begin with: oil.

After that., they begin to invest in other ventures which has driven Dubai's economy and explosive growth.

Add to that, they don't pay for the worlds biggest military to police the world.

 

[Cinderella]

this looks like the new center of the world for the war criminals. A little paradise for the corrupt bastards to live and control the rest of us from a distance. Note, it will be hard to storm them with torches and pitch forks, their borders are not only not open, they are moats filled with oceans. The best of all, get this, there is no pc correctness there and the diversity you are suffering here doesn't exist there.

It burns my ass to look at these pictures. Every time you fill your car with gas, remember these pictures. Every time you cannot afford a loaf of bread, remember these pictures.

Remember this video, it is one of the best..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ch9ghrrd4

++++++++++++++++1776!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daveforliberty]

Some of you should really stop blaming the capitalists in Dubai. If it's possible, go there, and talk to the Arab nationals (less than 15% of the population). It will open your eyes.

 

[TheEvilDetector]

this is absolutely nuts!!! whats going on over there?

http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm

I think that is a beautiful city.

Apparently there is no income or consumption tax there (this does not apply to foreign banks and foreign oil companies).
There is also 5% tariff on most imports.

This lack of income and consumption taxation is most likely one of the key reasons why there is such an influx of foreign investment
as wealthy firms and individuals seek to escape the wasteful, immoral and misguided economic policies of the 'developed' countries.

Why would you not invest in a country that doesn't touch your revenue?

Here is what you would deal with if you were there (personally I don't think it is a huge deal):

From: http://www.austrade.gov.au/UAE-profile/default.aspx
"
Travel tips and facts

Business visitors should avoid the summer period (June to August) when many people may be away on holidays and Ramadan when business hours are reduced.


Tipping is not very common, a service charge is usually added to the bill in more expensive restaurants.


There is no formal address system (eg. building numbers, street names and suburbs) for most areas in the UAE. Locations of offices and houses are often given using landmarks and directions.


Be respectful of the Muslim religion (eg. don’t walk in front of people who are praying). During the month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, foreigners should not eat or drink in public. Major hotel restaurants and other tourist facilities usually remain open, as long as there is no eating, drinking, or smoking within public sight.


When taking photographs of a person, always ask their permission first. Don’t photograph potentially sensitive areas such as bridges, airports, railway stations, public utilities, dams, ports, police stations, or any military installations.


Alcohol and pork products are usually only available in major hotels and restaurants and a handful of major tourist sites. Visitors are not able to purchase alcohol from retail outlets.


Food in the United Arab Emirates is usually prepared well, although care should be exercised with street vendors and smaller restaurants. Recently prepared food, cooked thoroughly and served at a venue with rapid turnover of customers, is usually the safest. A wide variety of good quality dining out options are available where you can find almost any type of food including Italian, Chinese, Mediterranean, Polynesian, Tex Mex, Indian and much more."

 

[mediahasyou]

It is monarchy. But no taxes.

 

[acptulsa]

Hey, people have done stranger things to get into the Guiness Book of World Records than build a thousand foot tall merry-go-round.

 

[Daveforliberty]

In some areas, there are no taxes. There are "free zones" where businesses can be established. All they have to do is rent a space in the free zone. There is no paperwork, and no taxes.

 

[Danke]

Sounds like a good place to work:

"Dubai's building boom has been made possible by some 500,000 migrant construction workers, most from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Many work 12 hours a day, six days a week, in extremely hot temperatures that have led to illness and, in some cases, death. The workers live in crowded camps, with eight or more men sharing one small room.

In the Human Rights Watch report, called "Building Towers, Cheating Workers," researchers say that the average migrant worker receives a salary of about $175 a month. There is no minimum wage in Dubai, and some workers make as little as $8 a day.

Through extensive interviews, Human Rights Watch researchers found that employers in Dubai routinely abuse workers by withholding their wages for their first two months, along with their passports as "security" to keep them from quitting.

But the migrant workers have little freedom to quit since many have borrowed thousands of dollars to get the jobs to begin with, paying "recruiters" visa and travel fees, which under U.A.E. law should be paid by the employers, not the construction workers.

When workers arrive in Dubai, the construction jobs sometimes pay less than the recruiters originally promised. Desperate to repay their loans, the workers in those cases are trapped. And under U.A.E. law, it is illegal to switch jobs without permission from your employer. Unions are illegal, and striking workers have been deported.

"They are living in fear and in extreme anxiety," said Sarah Leah Whitson of Human Rights Watch, adding that some workers, feeling hopeless, have even committed suicide."

 

[Daveforliberty]

Dubai is an Emirate, which means it is ruled for life by an Emir. In Dubai's case, the Emir is smart, kind, and generous. The growth of Dubai is largely attributed to him personally. People in Dubai speak very highly of him. The bad news is Dubai is not a democracy, nor a republic. The good news is he's the personification of the "benevolent monarch." Who knows what might happen when he dies (he's still young), but for now, he is creating great wealth for his emirate and it's inhabitants.

When I was in Dubai I was having dinner with a U.K. national who ran a factory. I asked him about freedom in Dubai. Although he acknowledged that Dubai was not a "free" country in the technical sense, he said he felt "1000 times more free" in Dubai than he ever felt in the U.K.

 

[nate4ron]

Shit guys! We need to protect them from terrorists! Look how prosperous they are! Millions will die if we don't occupy their country RIGHT NOW!

We will be greeted as great liberators!

That's exactly what happened before 9/11. Osama bin Laden woke up one day and picked up his morning paper, as usual, and flipped around some pages until he came to an article that listed the United States' per capita GDP. This was the exact moment that he knew he had to act and recruit others to his cause of attacking America!

You people are so naive, listening to Ron Paul as if he speaks the truth. Decades of our involvment in Middle Eastern internal affairs, bombings, sanctions, embargos, invasions, coup d'etats, and supporting oppressive dictators had nothing to do with 9/11!

 

[Andrew-Austin]

Sounds like a good place to work:

"Dubai's building boom has been made possible by some 500,000 migrant construction workers, most from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Many work 12 hours a day, six days a week, in extremely hot temperatures that have led to illness and, in some cases, death. The workers live in crowded camps, with eight or more men sharing one small room.

In the Human Rights Watch report, called "Building Towers, Cheating Workers," researchers say that the average migrant worker receives a salary of about $175 a month. There is no minimum wage in Dubai, and some workers make as little as $8 a day.

Through extensive interviews, Human Rights Watch researchers found that employers in Dubai routinely abuse workers by withholding their wages for their first two months, along with their passports as "security" to keep them from quitting.

But the migrant workers have little freedom to quit since many have borrowed thousands of dollars to get the jobs to begin with, paying "recruiters" visa and travel fees, which under U.A.E. law should be paid by the employers, not the construction workers.

When workers arrive in Dubai, the construction jobs sometimes pay less than the recruiters originally promised. Desperate to repay their loans, the workers in those cases are trapped. And under U.A.E. law, it is illegal to switch jobs without permission from your employer. Unions are illegal, and striking workers have been deported.

"They are living in fear and in extreme anxiety," said Sarah Leah Whitson of Human Rights Watch, adding that some workers, feeling hopeless, have even committed suicide."

Oy, its aesthically pleasing, but still third world in some regards it seems.

 

[Daveforliberty]

"Dubai's building boom has been made possible by some 500,000 migrant construction workers, most from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Much of what Human Rights Watch says is true. However the workers keep pouring in. After several months they are given an entire month off to go home. And most of them come back again and again.

But there are rules about working in the heat, and water is provided by the tanker truck.

 

[constituent]

slave labor, indebted servitude, etc.

drives down production cost.

 

[Kludge]

That was embarrassing.

 

[constituent]

See what sort of Jetson's-esque niftiness you can build when you don't squander all of your money on blowing up other countries?

Dammit. They're going to out-Disney Disneyland.

It's all on credit, btw.

 

[amy31416]

It's all on credit, btw.

Well, all I can say is that I'd rather buy that on credit than a war.