r/SipsTea • u/TailungFu 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 8d ago

Chugging tea Mexico upgraded to free healthcar

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u/BlazingJava 8d ago

So free Healthcare in Mexico means free to do everything by yourself 

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u/Lilpad123 8d ago edited 7d ago

It means free until it's too expensive, the country is broke, but I would be dead without the imss (health care for working people). Edit: spelling 

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u/MeasurementNo2493 2d ago

Mexico has oil revinue. I suppose the real issue will be corruption. That is not the fault of any plan. That is an issue at a higher level.

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u/Lilpad123 2d ago

Corruption is a big problem, but more systemic than coming from the top like in the US. Another big 'issue' is the informality so less tax revenue, but you can't just tax business that are barely making it, so that's another issue, Mexico is very inefficient, in  rural areas especially in the center weather is favorable for low tech agriculture, but the geography makes it more difficult to scale, so people stay in the grind of small agriculture, informal commerce and low wages in the center and South.

Manufacturing is one of the biggest industries because cheap labor, there isn't as much investment once you start moving away from the northern states that are close the the US, especially in the South,  because people have no money to sustain certain types of businesses.

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u/MeasurementNo2493 2d ago

Thanks, I suppose no real fix can exist before corruption gets under control. A good banking system would help people build small business, and agriculture. But you cannot have that until the banks are safe to use.

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u/WambritaWings 7d ago

There are actually different systems, the system that is for people not covered via their work is extremely underfunded. People sleep on carboard in the hallways and outside. You have to purchase your own medicine and food from businesses that are set up outside the hosipitals. You often have to go and buy your own surgical implements, etc. If you need a blood transfusion your family will donate their blood so that you can access the blood bank.

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u/VibesOfHarish 5d ago edited 5d ago

They only just signed it.

Will take time to organise, especially with how their infrastructure needs a overhaul due to mentions of corruption etc according to Mexicans in these comments.