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This is the same Mexico where teachers don't just have a title to their jobs, they can sell that title to someone else for cash money. And if they're not happy
by fennecfoxen 12y ago
This is the same Mexico where teachers don't just have a title to their jobs, they can sell that title to someone else for cash money. And if they're not happy with education reforms, they'll just teach kids leftist chants all day instead of reading or arithmetic... to say nothing of the arson, or the mobs armed with baseball bats.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/04/economist-explains-why-mexico-teachers-revolting-axes http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/04/ec...
Once upon a time there were actual heroes like Cesar Chavez, and today's thugs still trade on his good name. One of many reasons Mexico's economy isn't as good as the US economy...
- rsoto 12y agoIt is said that the taxi's license plates cost up to $1 million pesos (about ~$65,000 USD) here in Mexico. What I didn't know was that that's the resale value, the price at which the government sells them is actually $1,000 USD ($15,000 pesos). And yeah, the business is THAT good that some people are willing to pay those quantities. Before using Uber I read all those nasty stuff about the company and the rape thing, but at least here in Mexico, the drivers are very nice, the cars are 90% better than the taxis and it's cheaper. It's not a big surprise that the taxi mafia is scared. And I think that speaks for itself.