Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Beaner Tidbits For A Slow Thursday...

Did You Know That

* In 2002 Mexico earmarked only 6.1 percent of its GDP for health care. Mexico trailed Argentina (8.9%), Barbados (6.9%), Brazil (7.9%), Colombia (8.1%), Costa Rica (9.3%), Cuba (7.50 %), El Salvador (8.0%), Haiti (7.6%), and Nicaragua (7.9%).

* Mexico devoted just 5.3 percent of GDP to education in 2002, behind Barbados (7.6%), Cuba (9%), Honduras (7.2%), and Uruguay (8.5%).

And stop already with the "oh but they're so good at picking stawberries", argument because lots of nations compete with the US on agricultural products and as of last time anyone checked, Mexicans weren't sneaking into Spain to frig with the olive plantations. Yes, LOCAL businesses do need some sort of assistance to help them after we kick the wetbacks out, but that should be part and parcel of the planning of such a deal, and NOT a valid fight against it.

They come here for the work, yes, but the freebies are one hell of an attraction, too.

How else do you explain why anyone in their right mind would live in New Orleans. The jobs? Or the socialist give-away programs that allow 400 lb mothers to stay on food stamps bacause they're starving poor folk.

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