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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 30, 2017 9:46:34 GMT -5
want to know what deregulation looks like? check out what happens when you throw $3B into a private project to create affordable housing, and walk away: www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-mexico-housing/this is where the US is going, imo. which is why i am trying to get away as quickly as possible. |
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Post by dezii on Nov 30, 2017 11:05:01 GMT -5
c want to know what deregulation looks like? check out what happens when you throw $3B into a private project to create affordable housing, and walk away: www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-mexico-housing/this is where the US is going, imo. which is why i am trying to get away as quickly as possible. Oh come on already dj...do u really think your that important that they will come after u...plus u have done well...you'll be able to whether the storm...or do u really think over time other places have no problems.. Ok , just finished watching Burns series on Viet Nam war...took a while since it brings up a lot of crap...but anyway...last segment he is interviewing a guy...think he deserted...went to Canada...and praised Canada...thanked them for allowing him to go there and all but also said ...as much as I admire, like, even love Canada and is a citizen there now...said , inside , still a American and then said....stupidest and dumbest thing I ever did ...and admitted done some real duzies...but the worst thing he ever did...was give up his American Citizenship...regrets every day of his life...DUMB, DUMB, DUMB...[JUST SAYING] Dude was tearing up so I believe him...  |
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 30, 2017 12:41:15 GMT -5
Air travel. It got cheap for sure, but it sure is shitty now.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 30, 2017 13:38:52 GMT -5
Like Mexico has been the all western Hemisphere success story of this century, or even the last century......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 20:28:08 GMT -5
$24,000 homes are garbage. Okay... and who is surprised by this?
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 30, 2017 21:35:45 GMT -5
$24,000 homes are garbage. Okay... and who is surprised by this? Have you ever visited poor areas in Mexico. $24,000 homes based on the peso, is a mansion! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 23:12:32 GMT -5
$24,000 homes are garbage. Okay... and who is surprised by this? Have you ever visited poor areas in Mexico. $24,000 homes based on the peso, is a mansion! A $24,000 home, is garbage no matter what currency it's converted to. So what if it's a MXN$447,266.40 (current conversion of US$ to MXN$) home... it's still garbage. Lumber costs what lumber costs. Wiring costs what wiring costs. Concrete costs what concrete costs. The actual labor isn't really the issue. If you double the cost to more than adjust for US workers instead of Mexican workers, it's still a crappy $48,000 home that would still be garbage. *Interesting note: There's no currency symbol for the Mexican Peso, all links I could find say "use MXN$ or simply $". |
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 1, 2017 11:09:14 GMT -5
c want to know what deregulation looks like? check out what happens when you throw $3B into a private project to create affordable housing, and walk away: www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-mexico-housing/this is where the US is going, imo. which is why i am trying to get away as quickly as possible. Oh come on already dj...do u really think your that important that they will come after u... this has nothing to do with the OP, dezi. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 1, 2017 11:09:55 GMT -5
$24,000 homes are garbage. Okay... and who is surprised by this? Have you ever visited poor areas in Mexico. $24,000 homes based on the peso, is a mansion! a mansion without electrical hookup is a cement box. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 1, 2017 11:11:14 GMT -5
Like Mexico has been the all western Hemisphere success story of this century, or even the last century...... precisely. and the US is heading down this same path, imo. |
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Post by dezii on Dec 1, 2017 11:20:00 GMT -5
cOh come on already dj...do u really think your that important that they will come after u... this has nothing to do with the OP, dezi. Possible but a good question nevertheless |
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 1, 2017 14:20:33 GMT -5
this has nothing to do with the OP, dezi. Possible but a good question nevertheless no, it really isn't. i wasn't saying they would come after me. i am saying i am leaving! |
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Post by thyme4change on Dec 1, 2017 14:21:17 GMT -5
A huge amount of Mexico's problems are either caused by or exasterbated by a long standing culture of accepted corruption.
I hear stories all the time about immigrants walking into government buildings in the US with a huge amount of cash in their pocket, only to find out they have to fill out a form, or take the driver's test, or get the inspector to come to the property and sign off, etc. It is beyond their comprehension that they can't just give money to the worker and have it be done with. Sometimes the realization causes relief, other times, not so much.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 1, 2017 14:23:02 GMT -5
I read the article and it looks more like corruption than deregulation. The rules were in place and not followed. A similar thing happened in South Korea in the 80's. Around 90% of buildings from that era failed to meet standards. i am not sure unenforced regulation is much different than deregulation, annie. |
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