> "I live here, so what do I know." And how do you know I don't? Are you going to tell me you didn't notice my username? > Your link is basically saying thing

> "I live here, so what do I know." And how do you know I don't? Are you going to tell me you didn't notice my username? > Your link is basically saying things are getting better, but who knows, they can get worse in the future, [...] It uses apropriate language regarding future events. Do you have a crystal ball? A complex system is hard to predict, but you can have an idea of how turning some knobs is going to affect things in the long run. Also: using caution when talking about the future is what resonable people do; the ones full of certainty about the future are usually polititians of some particular kind. > Did you know Brazil has more than 400 state-owned companies? And do you know Canada has 250+? The USA also has tons of state-owned companies, it just happen that they are owned by states not by the federal government. Most of them are called "public-benefit corporations", which are very similar in the way they operate (often treated as a synonym), see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-benefit_corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-benefit_corporation Now getting a proper number is not an easy task though, as each state keeps them independently. I have some numbers for New York if you want to have a look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_state_public-benefit_corporations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_state_public-benefit_... If every state has at least half of these (~25), you get around a thousand (1000). Yes, three zeroes. And I'm not counting local authorities. Considering half again (~250), that would push the number to twelve thousand (12000)! Say what you want about the specifics, but that looks like a very big number for me. > Like 15s of google? If 15s of Google is already more factually correct than your sources, maybe you can start there. Last, but not least, not really into responding all your comment. I've spent some time talking to people defending Bolsonaro. They end up the same way as the guys defending Lula: ridiculed. Take this as a word of advice: polititians do not deserve your loyalty, specially the ones full of certainty and bringing the "I'll fix everything" motto. I've seen the same thing at least since voting in Brazil became a thing again (hint: Collor). You are not the first and not the last, but you can be one less gullible person to buy into the propaganda. Think about it. Have a good day.