Comments on: Taxation, Inequality, and the Illusion of the Social Contract in Brazil https://brazilconference2014.weaconferences.net/papers/taxation-inequality-and-the-illusion-of-the-social-contract-in-brazil/ 5th May to 12th August 2014 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:23:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: José Ricardo Bezerra Nogueira https://brazilconference2014.weaconferences.net/papers/taxation-inequality-and-the-illusion-of-the-social-contract-in-brazil/#comment-3 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:06:00 +0000 http://brazilconference2014.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=67#comment-3 How long it will take for the Brazilian population to wake up and get out of the fiscal illusion under which it seems to be immersed is a hard question to answer. It all depends on so many factors as to defy a simple answer. One thing though seems pretty clear: The fiscal rules (as also many other rules) will have to change in the direction of making the whole fiscal system much more transparent and accountable to all the voters. The more quickly this happen, the faster (and less traumatic) will Brazil evolve into a mature democracy.

]]> By: Guilherme Tardivo Pulzatto https://brazilconference2014.weaconferences.net/papers/taxation-inequality-and-the-illusion-of-the-social-contract-in-brazil/#comment-2 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:51:47 +0000 http://brazilconference2014.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=67#comment-2 In Brazil still doesn´t exist a strong felling of Political involvement. The population still sees as a bad stereotype the ones that care and are involved in Politics or directly his politicians.

As more the Brazilian population improves his quality of life and recovers his citizenship, consequently will start to care more and gain more political consciousness.

As a matter of fact, this population, that are starting now to gain more consciousness about his citizenship will get more involved on the control of government revenues and more in touch with the fiscal police. This will start to force the Brazilian state to mobilize more effectively this huge amount of tax resources with will lead to a broad social contract and finally to deliver a better redistribution.

Still Brazil is pretty young, talking about Citizenship, when compare to countries like Italy or German. One day the population will wake up this political consciousness! The question is how much still takes to this happens?

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