By QUORA: Curt Bryant,
works at Retirement
I’m an American who lives in Mexico. I love Mexico and I
have a deep affection and respect for Mexicans and their culture. As
individuals and families, they are amazing people. Unfortunately, as a society
they (just like all societies) have some serious issues to resolve. Most of the
problems really boil down to money. Here are some very real, first-person
examples:
Government
Corruption: Although lobbying, corporate tax credits, and special interest
groups may lead to some corruption in the US government; it is nothing compared
to Mexico. The level of corruption is worse by 10 orders of magnitude.
Examples:
When the PAN
took over my town after the June elections, the electricity to City Hall was
shut off. It turns out that the previous administration had pocketed the
$4,000,000 MX that was intended to pay the CFE (Comisión Federal de
Electricidad) bill.
When the old
government left office, they took all of the furniture and computers with them.
The mayor
(presidente municipal) lived in a very modest house and lived a very ordinary
life prior to his one term. He is now building a $16,000,000 MX villa. Again,
he served ONE term.
Election
Fraud/Corruption: Trump and his supporters are all acting like there is massive
voter fraud in the US. There is no empirical data to prove that claim. I don’t
know what empirical data there is for Mexico, but let me tell you what I’ve
seen first hand:
My house and
the one next to mine are on very large lots. My lot was raised about two feet
before my house was built. Consequently, I can see down into my neighbors lot
even with their two meter wall. The house next door is vacant. Last spring,
prior to the June election, I noticed a LOT of activity over there. I started
watching and noticed truck after truck arriving over the course of a week. The
yard filled up with boxes, building materials, and all sorts of “parts.” I was
worried that some sort of business was moving in so I kept watching. I was
wrong. It was the PRI. Over the next several weeks, all of the “parts” turned
into triciclos (full-sized tricycles used to transport all sorts of things),
the boxes turned into children’s bicycles, pots and pans, microwaves, and rice
and beans, and the building materials were for other people’s homes. A few of
my local friends explained that the PRI would give you a triciclo if you signed
a promise that you would bring them 10 votes. The rest of the items were single
vote bribes. They took them to the poorest neighborhoods and bought votes. When
I seemed shocked by this, they said that this is how it has been done for a
very long time and this is how the PRI has kept a stranglehold on so much of
the country. The poor people need these things and they are willing to give a
vote to get them. It should be noted, however, that the PRI lost this election
after being in power for 40 years. A lot of people returned their triciclos and
a lot of others just laughed, kept the gift, and voted their conscious instead!
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