I question that. The poverty is actually quite localized, and if it weren't for some punitive World Bank decisions the place might actually do quite well... I certainly found it quite an interesting and surprisingly affluent place once you get away from the border, which the mexicans call el poso del mundo.
I just know somoene is supposed to ask, so : I was there about two years ago and spent almost two months there, in Guanajato, Veracruz, Oaxaca and a little village on the Pacific Coast. On 8/18/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, more than enough to know that Mexico is a dirt-poor country that > would > be totally bankrupt if not for remittances from Mexicans working in the > "shattered" US economy. > > On 8/18/06, Dana wrote: > > > > yes, actually. Have you been outside Tijuana? > > > > On 8/18/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > wow. so insightful. have you been across the border to Mexico lately? > > > > > > > -- > --------------- > Robert Munn > www.funkymojo.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213629 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
