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Mexico's welfare policies helped 13.4M people out of poverty
- worik 1y agoUniversal benefits are an effective poverty reduction tool. Well, duh!
- sema4hacker 1y ago> 2018: $4.75/day minimum wage, nearly 52 million people living below the poverty line, 9 million in extreme poverty, 20.1 million with no access to health services. > 2024: $15/day minimum wage, 38.6 million living below the poverty line, 7 million in extreme poverty, 44 million with no access to health services.
- worik 1y agoThat was part of it The Universal payments to over 65 year olds is the Universal part
- toomuchtodo 1y agoHow Mexico Doubled the Minimum Wage - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44936147 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44936147 - August 2025
- ro_bit 1y agoWhy did the “no access to health services” figure double?
- nis0s 1y agoThat’s great considering there are 53M displaced internally due to a number of reasons. I’ve also seen that number cited at 14M. https://borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-mexico/ https://borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-mexico/ https://mexicobusiness.news/talent/news/homeless-mexico-face-harsh-reality https://mexicobusiness.news/talent/news/homeless-mexico-face...