Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim may sell loss-making CompUSA

reuters. ^ | Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:14pm ET

[RS]

Mexicans ... owning the companies that Americans won't own -

[kinoxi]

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim

Now why does that strike me as odd?

[Tijeras_Slim]

No relation.

[martin_fierro]

Carlos Sim.

[Alter Kaker]

Mexicans provide jobs for tens of thousands of Americans. Mexico is a vibrant, dynamic, high-tech economy, one of the richest countries in the world. But you won't hear it too much on FR, where a few immigrant-hating zeaolots hold sway.

[Alter Kaker]

Now why does that strike me as odd?

If you're talking about his name, Slim is descended in part from Lebanese Maronite Christians.

[kinoxi]

I stand corrected.

[FReepaholic]

...FR, where a few immigrant-hating zeaolots hold sway...

If you change that to ILLEGAL-immigran-hating, then you'd be correct.

Otherwise, you're just parroting the Dems/MSM.

[Oklahoma]

They advertise on Rush. That has caused me to do business there.

[July 4th]

There's been something wrong with the CompUSA business model from day one. They sell a number of things in their stores that are 1/3 to 1/2 more expensive on their shelves than they are online. I buy a ton of computer stuff for my own personal use, and would be happy to get what I want right away, but it's just not worth the price. If I need something in a day, I can order something online and get it shipped next day air. Sometimes that's still cheaper than buying it in a store. As a result, CompUSA (or Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.) don't see one penny of my spending.

[CGTRWK]

Mexicans provide jobs for tens of thousands of Americans. Mexico is a vibrant, dynamic, high-tech economy, one of the richest countries in the world.

Mexico had a per capita GDP of about $10,000 in 2005 which ranks it 87th in the world. That puts Mexico right up there with the economic powerhouses of the world, such as Botswana, Uraguay, and Bulgaria.

[Alter Kaker]

Yes, there are lots of poor Mexicans. But Mexico also has an economy (GDP-PPP) of $1.073 trillion, which puts its economy at 13th in the world, ahead of Australia, South Korea, South Africa and the Netherlands, and just a small amount behind the economies of Canada and Spain.

[jra]

...and if the relative GDP of countries established ANYthing, perhaps you'd have a point.

[Moonman62]

Mexico is a vibrant, dynamic, high-tech economy, one of the richest countries in the world.

Then why do so many Mexicans risk their lives to illegally jump the border? Fox has made some reforms, but Mexico is still only a couple of steps up from the corrupt cesspool it's always been. Perhaps if Fox wasn't so wrong and vocal on the illegal alien issue, people would notice the good work he's done.

[CGTRWK]

Yes, Mexico has a very significant business economy and middle class. The reason that is generally overlooked is because the only ties the horde of Mexicans invading this country have to that successful 1st world economy down there are geographic.

Successful, educated people don't pull up their roots.

[Alter Kaker]

...and if the relative GDP of countries established ANYthing, perhaps you'd have a point.

If the relative GDP of countries is irrelevent, then I take it you believe that China and the African country, Gabon, have similar economic power, since their per capita GDPs are nearly identical? And St. Vincent and the Grenadines -- it's a relative economic juggernaut compared to the poor People's Republic?

[Alter Kaker]

Then why do so many Mexicans risk their lives to illegally jump the border?Then why do so many Mexicans risk their lives to illegally jump the border?

Because there are a lot of very poor Mexicans. There are also a lot of middle class and wealthy Mexicans, none of whom jump the border.

[panaxanax]

"Mexico is a vibrant, dynamic, high-tech economy, one of the richest countries in the world."


Then why are the Mexicans running as fast as they can across our border?

[jra]

No, you take it wrong.

Your point is--for lack of a better term--pointless.