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> The rich want her out, the poor want her to stay put. That's so oversimplified, it's laughable. The middle class want her out and the poor never participate
by hcarvalhoalves 10y ago
> The rich want her out, the poor want her to stay put.
That's so oversimplified, it's laughable.
The middle class want her out and the poor never participated in politics in Brazil, and it's no different now.
The real rich always made money from the government either way, since big companies (banking, construction, telecom, you name it) either get incentives and legislation that help hold monopolies, or have the government as primary clients.
Author is apparently ignorant about Brazil's socio economics and history. Considering the praising of the rich left, artists and Niemeyer (self-proclaimed communist architect of Brasilia, considered today a failure in city planning), his analysis not only lack in depth but also balance.
- hackernews2000 10y agoThe author likely interviewed public university Humanities professors about it all, and they defend PT and its failed policies above everything. They are even still in denial about Venezuela. Maybe they want us to become like it. I'm very poor (my only comfort in life is my computer; have been using the same clothes for almost 10 years, commute for almost 2 hours on trains and buses to get to the "good parts" of my city etc.) and am I'm hit hard by Dilma and PT, because their policies ruined our economy and even fucking rice and beans (our staple food) is terribly expensive now (the dollar exchange rate is high as ever, so producers now prefer to export everything they can than selling locally).