Gotta love Mexico...
Up in Portland, I got a quote for a wash and wax of my 35' RV and it came to $540. Yikes! So I waited until I got to Mexico. Now at Kiki's RV park in San Felipe. Asked around the guests here about...
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Canadian Rainbirds wrote:Dale.Traveling wrote:John&Joey wrote:
$80/5 hours/2 guys = $8/hour for hard labor with zero benefits.
Think that is how unions came into existence.
Considering the cost of living and the average per capita income of the area those two enterprising self employed small businessmen are actually doing quite well.
Minimum wage in Mexico is 73 pesos PER DAY.
There are also various minimum salaries for various trades and occupations.
If interested click here for a list of 2017 rates.
My real point is not the task being done or what is going on with these two entrepreneurs, but the title of this post "Gotta love Mexico."
What is being loved? going to a 2nd or 3rd world country and living beyond your means? No I don't have to "Love Mexico" for that reason.
I can love Mexico for it's natural beauty, it's citizens, and it's culture, but not for it's poverty and one's ability to take advantage of it because I come from a 1'st world country.
Maybe the title should be "for those that didn't make enough money in their own country to afford a lifestyle they could enjoy, Mexico may provide you an alternative."
