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--- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brazil indeed has its *very serious* problems, massive crime and > corruption being right up there on top. The Grand Canyon of an income > gap between the rich and poor here is probably the root cause. > > But Brazil does have some pluses that the USA doesn't. Universal > healthcare is one. Even I, as a US citizen, am eligible for it as a > 'permanent resident'. > > Brazil also doesn't interfere with the inner workings of other > governments around the world, and therefore Brazil doesn't piss their > citizens off like the USA does. And for that reason Brazil has no > worries of 'terrorist attacks'. > > The only noticeable radical religious extremists here, are small fundy > Christianist groups who really don't have any clout to speak of. The > predominant Catholic Church here is rather laid back and non-political. > > Brazil is currently experiencing huge economic growth, the largest in > Latin America. The US dollar has lost over half its value since I've > been here. Which is really bad for me because my US dollar retirement > income buys less than 1/2 what it did three years ago. > > Brazil also doesn't spy on its own citizens like the USA currently > does under the Bush regime. > > As a US citizen, I continue to pay US Federal Income Tax on my > retirement and I pay property tax on my home in the US. I can also > also vote in the US elections, and do. But as a US citizen I cannot, > by Brazilian law, participate in the political process here. > **snip to end** Hey, Do.rflex, could you say more about your experiences in/with Brazil? How long you've lived there, where, and why you chose Brazil, etc.? I'm really curious; never have been but friends who have visited have always spoken with great enthusiasm about the country and the people. Thanks, Marek
