Prepare Yourself For 16% Tax Added Onto Food And Medicine
The PRI got their way, and IVA the 16% National Sales Tax has been added to FOOD and MEDICINE. I have already noticed some price increases in other industries (mostly tourist oriented).
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Have you read the requirements for Seguro Popular? Have you seen the cost table based on income? Have you applied or assisted someone in the process of applying for Seguro Popular? I doubt it.
The table is located on their website. The lowest level income listed is based on a 60 pesos a day as income which I doubt anyone who is working formally for an employer makes. If so, they pay 240 pesos a year for two parents and their children under 16 and can also included their parents over age 65. That comes out to .66 centavos a day. The idea is to develop the culture of paying for things, in reality it is a token payment. In essence, SP is free.
Do I feel for those who "work" on the street? Depends on their situation. There are jobs, just like in the U.S. for people who suffer some physical handicap. We meet lots of people in our travels with missing limbs who have jobs, a small business, or a workshop. If it is someone who is past the working age and may have done or not done what most do in life, I give them a hand, a big hand. We pay their electric bill, provide water and LP gas for those around us. In our little town, we also have a food bank for the elderly.
If I see a woman with a baby and a prescription in her hand, I offer to take her to the pharmacy to pay for the prescription. Out of all my years here, no one has taken me up on the offer.
You can compare the U.S. to Mexico based on its current failing conditions. The U.S. healthcare system began years ago to turn people away, not providing care for those with cancer and other terminal illnesses. That's why the American Cancer Society exists, Red Cross, the Shriner's. And the same organizations exist in Mexico, Cruz Roja, Club Rotario, Club de Leones, Cruz Verde, Caritas. Many, many Mexican doctors provide services for needy people for free. We have Telethons, charities that raise money for breast cancer victims, Down Syndrome, the list goes on.
I don't know what else you want. Do you want Mexico to go the way of the U.S. where everything is paid for on a credit card that is eventually maxed out its limit to the tune of 17 trillion dollars and now the middle class is disappearing it is getting worse?
Not me. Make do with what we have and continue to live within our means.
Again, too few facts.
The table is located on their website. The lowest level income listed is based on a 60 pesos a day as income which I doubt anyone who is working formally for an employer makes. If so, they pay 240 pesos a year for two parents and their children under 16 and can also included their parents over age 65. That comes out to .66 centavos a day. The idea is to develop the culture of paying for things, in reality it is a token payment. In essence, SP is free.
Do I feel for those who "work" on the street? Depends on their situation. There are jobs, just like in the U.S. for people who suffer some physical handicap. We meet lots of people in our travels with missing limbs who have jobs, a small business, or a workshop. If it is someone who is past the working age and may have done or not done what most do in life, I give them a hand, a big hand. We pay their electric bill, provide water and LP gas for those around us. In our little town, we also have a food bank for the elderly.
If I see a woman with a baby and a prescription in her hand, I offer to take her to the pharmacy to pay for the prescription. Out of all my years here, no one has taken me up on the offer.
You can compare the U.S. to Mexico based on its current failing conditions. The U.S. healthcare system began years ago to turn people away, not providing care for those with cancer and other terminal illnesses. That's why the American Cancer Society exists, Red Cross, the Shriner's. And the same organizations exist in Mexico, Cruz Roja, Club Rotario, Club de Leones, Cruz Verde, Caritas. Many, many Mexican doctors provide services for needy people for free. We have Telethons, charities that raise money for breast cancer victims, Down Syndrome, the list goes on.
I don't know what else you want. Do you want Mexico to go the way of the U.S. where everything is paid for on a credit card that is eventually maxed out its limit to the tune of 17 trillion dollars and now the middle class is disappearing it is getting worse?
Not me. Make do with what we have and continue to live within our means.
Again, too few facts.
