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....you voluntarily distort the truth...to hide it....obviously !!!!!!

....you forget to mention that the DF district is different from the others states !!!

...you forget to mention, as you clearly explained in another article, that in DF, teachers are paid by the federal government...but these salaries must be paid by the states themselves in all other states !!!!

Therefore a simple math, would show you that the numbers you are giving above ...are dead wrong !!!!!

Furthermore...it would seem logical to ALL democrats....that in a democratic country...it is quite illogic that in one state only, teachers are paid a high salary by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...that is further complemented by the state finance...namely yourself as ex governor.....as you clearly explained, when in all other states, teachers salaries must be fully paid by the state budget only !!!!!!!

That is what you call.....elitism or preferred people !!!!!

the only point I agree with you is that Lula is no better than you. He simply cancels older social programs...and creates new ones...for which he takes full credit....forgetting the cancelled ones....obviously !!!!! This gives the impression of huge new social programs...when they are not !!!!!!


Again and again...shame on you...as an EX EX EX !!!!! you are against....equality !
And you are one of the responsible person that makes you country the world champions of wealth inequalities....after Sierra Leone l

Nothing to be proud of !!!!

I know this is off-topic, but I can't stand it any more...

Please don't be offended, "you again ?????", but overuse of punctuation such as the exclamation point causes it to lose impact. You should have your exclamation points for when they are really needed.

On the other hand, it does make it easy to spot your postings...

Beware of the ENEMY!!!

I'm not sure where the often-stated "second after Sierra Leone" in unequal distribution of wealth statistic has come from, but according to the most recent World Bank statistics (www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2000/pdfs/tab2_8.pdf), and depending on how you look at the data, Brazil has either the eighth or ninth most unequal distribution of income.

Using the GINI index for the 127 countries for which data is available, the countries that have less equal income distribution than Brazil are (in order):

Namibia
Lesotho
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Swaziland
South Africa

Using instead the absolute income of the wealthiest 10% of the population as a ranking, the countries that have less equal income distribution than Brazil are (in order):

Namibia
Botswana
Swaziland
Lesotho
Guatemala
Central African Republic
Chile
South Africa

Interestingly, many of the countries with the most equal income distribution are the former "satellite" countries of Eastern Europe.

I think this shows that there are "lies, damn lies, and statistics".

Sorry to disappoint anyone who was feeling sorry for themselves.

....comes from a UN report....that was published in this same site !!!!!!!!

But...lets be fair and compare the same report, the WB !!!!!

Except South Africa......are you really proud to be in the list with the other countries mentioned ?????
Many of them are also in the list of the world 's POOREST countries....where poverty and true hunger...are the norms !!!!! AND...ALL are African countries !!!!!!!

Conclusions are similar for the GINI Index !!!!!

Proud to be within the rating of not even developed but third world nations ????????
Well that is simply the results of decisions taken by politicians elected...BY YOU !!!!

Dont be so surprised for the list of the most equal income distribution either !!!!

MOST joined...at their deep insistance and request...the EU !!!!
They are also very well educated.... frequently even more than old EU nations !!!!! This obviously required decades of heavy investments in education !!!!!!! Curiously enough....on the queue of the lists are the countries who invested the LEAST ...in which you are too !!!!!!

It also demonstrates you that joining a bloc of developed nations is helpfull...for ALL countries !!!!!!! Because before being accepted...they have to show good governance, good willingness to integrate the bloc (EU), and many other things !!!!!!

Also, hopefully, you understand, that you are dead wrong to refuse to join the FTAA proposed by BUSH, which could be similar to the EU and the Eastern countries you referred to...in a not so distant future !!!!!!

You should know that this is exactly what Bush has in mind....for the FTAA ! To be larger, stronger and better than the EU bloc !!!!!!

Just think about it !!!!!!!!

Smile............. !!!

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MOST joined...at their deep insistance and request...the EU !!!!
They are also very well educated.... frequently even more than old EU nations !!!!! This obviously required decades of heavy investments in education !!!!!!! Curiously enough....on the queue of the lists are the countries who invested the LEAST ...in which you are too !!!!!!

It also demonstrates you that joining a bloc of developed nations is helpfull...for all countries !!!!!!! Because before being accepted...they have to show good governance, good willingness to integrate the bloc (EU), and many other things !!!!!!

Also, hopefully you understand, that you are dead wrong to refuse to joinr the FTAA proposed by BUSH, which could be similar to the EU !!!!!!

Are you proud...of your rating ?????

....nobody obliges you to read it !!!!

Democracy...ios so simple !!!!

One day your going to die...get over it

How can you all trust Bush , Lula etc. when none of them stand up to agressiveley protect the Amazon, etc.

I understand your anger Mr> !!!!!! However to include Bushh and the FTAA is has really brought you down under my judjment of the engaged and well informed angry and I suppose Brazilian citizen you have seemed to be, Not that you care. In ragards to Bolsa Escola, that is a pity. but maybe a necessary evil to halt all the stealing taking place under this program. It would be really nice if we could decide t become a nation have the oppportunity to honour thr legacy of such important deeds from past goverments. In all honesty I do have hope, not in a particular party, but in the fact that sooner or later we will wake up and smell the trash. Imagine if a politician dream was to leave a true legacy of change? Maybe Lula will set the example of passon and make it a trend in this country. That would indoubtely be one legacy no one will have the power to rename , chane and take credit for.

Bolsa-escola is a BUST???!!!

Well, knock me over with a feather, Cris! I mean, you're the son of one of Brazil's most well-beloved historians and you couldn't see this one coming? How come I, a lowly gringo, could?

The question, Mr. Ex-Education Secretary, should be WHY you were convinced that a system which positively encouraged cheating would result in anything else...

"I mean, you're the son of one of Brazil's most well-beloved historians and you couldn't see this one coming? "

Not the same Buarque, cara.

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Hey a*****e, (Cristovam Buarque) you're rewriting the English language ? Where did you tried to learn English? I bet you graduated "suma cum lauda" (assuming that you know what this means.
Nice to talk to you, ididot. Keep up the good work, you are doing just great. Semper Fi (ever been in the Marine Corps?

Try looking up the definition of "translation."