Thread: How Poor Or How Rich Do You Think Mexico Is?

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Certainly there are many poor people in Mexico, since perhaps half the country lives in poverty. However, the nation as a whole is quite rich — see the documented facts listed below — and could well finance the sort of improvements in education and infrastructure that would better the living standards of all Mexicans. But the Mexican ultra-rich, like telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim shown here, don't like to tax themselves for investment the country badly needs for infrastructure and education, and it helps them greatly that the American taxpayer has been forced to support Mexicans living in the United States.

Interestingly, the Forbes list of billionaires published in 2006 showed Carlos Slim moving up to the number three spot among the world's richest men.

Every dollar spent in U.S. taxes for social services for illegal aliens frees up additional cash to be sent south as part of the annual remittances which provided $20 billion in 2005. According to the CNN news show Lou Dobbs Tonight (3/21/05), "Remittances, as they're called, are expected to become Mexico's primary source of income this year, surpassing the amount of money that Mexico makes on oil exports for the first time ever."

So when el Presidente Vicente Fox complains that the "dignity" of Mexicans living illegally in America requires that they receive free healthcare on the U.S. taxpayer's dime, he is really talking about increased remittances to keep their whole corrupt system afloat.

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http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/ ... srich.html


So, they export their poor to the U.S.A. so that Americans can deal with the problems and costs associated with them. How nice of them!

FYI: The RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD IS A MEXICAN!

Yeah, Carlos Slim. Why doesn't he share his wealth and fix his country with the help of his billions?

Originally Posted by legalalien

Yeah, Carlos Slim. Why doesn't he share his wealth and fix his country with the help of his billions?

"Why spend his money, when we'll be forced to do it!"

Originally Posted by legalalien

Yeah, Carlos Slim. Why doesn't he share his wealth and fix his country with the help of his billions?

Caros Slim is a philanthropist who has build schools and clinics in many poor areas of Mexico, Central and South America.


Carlos Slim - Wikipedia
Carlos Slim Helú is a Lebanese-Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who has at various times been noted as the richest person in the world. ...

Early life - Personal wealth - Achievements and directorships - Telecom leadership
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Caros Slim is a philanthropist who has build schools and clinics in many poor areas of Mexico, Central and South America.

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The Cartels don't seem to be interested in him.

Anybody care to take a stab at what the THREE LARGEST SOURCES of income ARE for Mexico?

Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

Anybody care to take a stab at what the THREE LARGEST SOURCES of income ARE for Mexico?

"Tequila, Sombero's, and Pinata's?"

According to the World Bank, Mexico has made "an impressive recovery" after the 1994 economic crisis, building a modern and diversified economy.[18] Oil is Mexico's largest source of foreign income.[151] According to Goldman Sachs, BRIMC review of emerging economies, by 2050 the largest economies in the world will be as follows: China, India, United States, Brazil and Mexico.[152] Mexico is the largest North American auto-producing nation, recently surpassing Canada and U.S.[153]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Oil is Mexico's largest source of foreign income.[

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You got the ONLY legitimate one.

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