Comment Re:Time for us westerners to wring our hands... (Score 1) 236
There are so many wrong things with what you just said.
The Brazilian government offers many services to the middle-class. For instance, the federal universities are the best ones.
And besides, one of the reasons people pay taxes is to transfer the wealth from the richer sections of society to poorer sections. It's like that in almost every country in the world, even USA.