Posted on 01/26/2017 3:45:34 PM PST by ifinnegan
Among serious responses, combating corruption is a favoured proposal. Peña Nieto recently apologised for the conflict of interest surrounding his wifes purchase of a $US7 million home from a government contractor. And several high-profile members of his Revolutionary Institutional Party are facing criminal charges, including Javier Duarte, the ex-governor of Veracruz who went missing after being accused of embezzlement.
Cutting government expenditure, some of which is spent on outrageous benefits for public officials, was another popular suggestion.
Though Peña Nieto declared that the government had already cut expenditure by 190 billion pesos ($US8.8 billion) before raising gas prices, this information was false: in 2015, the government was overbudget by 186 billion pesos ($US8.6 billion).
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I’m sorry but the posters on this thread have no clue what they’re talking about. My wife and I just drove across Mexico from Laredo to Puerto Vallarta.
Mexico is rapidly modernizing and developing. We had no trouble finding gasoline and saw no sign of unrest. This story is a load of propaganda based on very anecdotal accounts.
GREAT!
In that case, it should be a great career move, and a joyful homecoming for the repatriated wetbacks.
I hope you’re right.
Tagline.
I watch Mexico Life, House Hunters International and Beachfront Bargain Hunt. Lots of people moving to Mexico.
I don’t get it. LOL
With the Peso devaluation, Real Estate must be cheap down there.
Trump’s book talks about using any leverage you have - he has a 500 mile long lever and is going to tip Mexico over .....
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