Quote:I don't think you have to necessarily be Third World to get that.

I mean to the point where there is little to no money left to do the job. I'm not talking about gouging labor and material prices, but outright theft. By the time any money makes it to the jobsite, politicians, company owners and upper tier management has skimmed so much off the top that there is nothing left. In Honduras one local told me that it wasn't unusual for a company to work a crew for two weeks and not pay them, then fire that crew and bring in another. I saw Range Rovers, BMWs, and even a brand new Aston Martin passing people riding burros. Corruption is rampant and openly flaunted. I'm sure Brazil is no different.

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