A brief portrait of Brazil

Lew Rockwell:

Brazil's taxes – a gigantic VAT being the worst – are even higher than what Obama plans. The interventionism in this country is truly horrific. The tariffs are abusive too. But a warm, well-mannered, and generous people can help make up for a cold, cruel state. And I was impressed by not having to take my shoes off at the airport, nor my laptop out of its case; by free-flowing shower heads; and by restaurant menus that listed lower prices for women than for men, to mention just a few of the Brazilian things outlawed in the Land of the Free.