No Freedom of Speech in Brazil

[Brazil4Worldcup2002]

I heard a stat that 50 million people in the US don't have health insurance. That's not my idea of an advanced society or nation.

 

[Oceans11]

http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/povfacts.htm

 

[BadBeat]

The "official" US poverty line is so high that 98% of the world would gladly be officially poor in the states.

 

[American]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by eek:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by A2345exxx:
Brazil is a very rich country with a lot of poor people.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Like the USA...???


(Man thats a cheap shot. but...well... you get my general drift)

...unless it isn't true of course.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Are you saying that you don't see a difference between the living standards for the poor in Brazil as opposed to the poor in the U.S.? They've (Brazil) got a lot of unfortunate people living on less than a dollar a day. The U.S. defines poverty as a family of four making $14,000 a year. Plus there's food stamps, Aid to Dependant children and other programs to help people get by.

 

[WildBill]

Wonder what Karl Rove would say now if some reporter started referring to W as the "drunk"

My buddy still calls him that...