MIT study says: One degree hotter, one percent poorer By Reilly Capps (I'm a little busy just now sleeping on couches. This was originally posted in August 2009) Wanna visit a nice, well-off country this summer? The kind with indoor plumbing and a high tourist survival rate? Better bring a sweater. Of the 20 richest countries per capita,  you can ski in at least 14. These are places like Sweden, Canada, and Australia. Only one really hot country, oil-slathered Qatar, slithers ...