Regarding Lulinho's efforts in Brasil:

RUBBISH.

I've seen how the Rich, Poor and Middle Class in Brasil live. The quality of life for their Middle Class is only a step or so above what we would call poor in this country. The big claim for the Middle Class in Brasil is that they can look down on the poor and say "At least I'm not him."

The poor in Brasil are just what you'd picture for the "King of the 3rd World". We're talking dirt poor, shanty-town dwelling, ignorant and lacking any access to proper infrastructure, medicinal or educational facilities. That's pretty low on the scale consideration being "Poor" in America means that you most likely don't get "cable".

To top it off, people are going to (shockingly) discover that Lula's idea of equality among the classes will be to deprive both the Rich and Middle Class of their wealth and squander it to placate the Poor, while never doing anything to actually resolve their issues. He will only destroy the rest of the economy in the process.

But there is a bright side for Brasil: Lula has promised to give them Nukes! So while the people are starving in their sleep, their dreams can be comforted that if anyone does try to sneak into their country to steal the two breadcrumbs that "Lulinho" has left for them, those bastards will eat hot, fiery atomic death. That should help them sleep at night.

But there is a bright side for Brasil: Lula has promised to give them Nukes!

Then they too can die of stravation like North Koreans.

Bump. Our poor live as well as Brazil's middle class.

A friend of ours was classified as living in poverty. She owned a $100,000 house in an excellent location, car, TV, and ate out often. That beats most in the middle class in Brazil.

The problem with Brazil is the poor are dirt poor and the so called middle class are just a bit above them, Then come the wealthy, many of which would fit into our upper middle class.

It is generally recognized that Brazil is a good place to retire from the US if you cannot make it here on your retirement. Live like a king down there.

Yes ---every third world country has rich and poor, the gap in their incomes isn't what really matters, the middle class is the important class when you're talking about countries like the USA, Canada and any country that has stability and a good life for the majority. Our rich can be richer because we have a large middle class. Most of our poor are on welfare anyhow and are far from suffering.

Brazil hasn't "addressed anything". "Lula" only talked about it. Only in the stupid media is that considered "addressing" a problem.