Comments for Brazil Is World's Second Poorest. 22 Million Are Indigent. at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:17:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/2633/1/#pc_309 As a company owner I am not surprised by this data and am frustrated by this inequality But let me share one important aspect of looking into the future from our company perspective. There are no incentives that exist here that allow us to be globally competitive and ultimately raise the standards of our employees and families Taxes and duties on importing world class equipment to make our products competitive are among the highest in the world. The result is to buy domestic inferior or low quality machines and do nothing more maintain the status quo On a recent visit to China I was astounded to find that there are no duties nor taxes on high quality imported equipment and low interest rates for those companies investing in their future generation It\'s pretty clear to me that Brasil has yet to figure out that a highly industrialized country is the one that creates meaningful jobs, higher payroll taxes, investments in towns and people There is so much potential here and so little vision - Guest Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:40:17 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/2633/1/#pc_302 Give them all passports to the countries of their choice and let them decide! - Guest Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:51:50 +0100