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Originally Posted by oortcloud
Collapse? Hardly. I live outside the USA. Trust me, you have no idea how good you have it.
Brazil is in expansion mode, but still doesn't hold a candle to the USA. Of all countries in north and south america, brazil is #2 behind USA. But the total GDP of Brazil is worth 1 state in the USA. California's GDP is about the same size as all of Brazil.
IMO Brazil is not investing enough in its infrastructure. They have no major 4 line highways like we do. Huge parts of the country are connected by small 2 lane highways. This makes commerce much harder due to shipping problems. Not to mention it makes personal travel much more difficult.
In the long run I worry about Brazil's growth. It doesn't seem sustainable. I feel the same about china. They will peak at some point and then start a decline and not have the infrastructure and freedoms to sustain it like we do.
BTW my first car in brazil was a ford, and it was manufactured in argentina. I think GM makes cars here in brazil too. All the big car makers are all over the place now.
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