Comments on: Exploiting Mexico’s Poverty? Oh My! http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:30:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve Verdon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/comment-page-1/#comment-82854 Steve Verdon Tue, 16 May 2006 20:00:39 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/05/exploiting_mexicos_povert_oh_my/#comment-82854 Oh....so now it is illegal voluntary transactions that are bad, bad, bad. Of course, even some of those are rather inocuous such as your prostitution example and even drug trafficking. It isn't any of my business if two people want to enter into a transaction for sex or if somebody wants to inject/snort/drink/etc. a substance into their bodies. But then again, I'm a big fan of things like personal responsibility and letting people making their own decisions. Oh....so now it is illegal voluntary transactions that are bad, bad, bad. Of course, even some of those are rather inocuous such as your prostitution example and even drug trafficking. It isn't any of my business if two people want to enter into a transaction for sex or if somebody wants to inject/snort/drink/etc. a substance into their bodies. But then again, I'm a big fan of things like personal responsibility and letting people making their own decisions.

]]> By: Steve Verdon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/comment-page-1/#comment-82851 Steve Verdon Tue, 16 May 2006 19:26:40 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/05/exploiting_mexicos_povert_oh_my/#comment-82851 Ahh Rick, I'm glad to see you haven't changed your anti-market ways. Keep up the good work re-defining words, I'm sure someday people will realize the true utility of DeMent Speak. Ahh Rick, I'm glad to see you haven't changed your anti-market ways. Keep up the good work re-defining words, I'm sure someday people will realize the true utility of DeMent Speak.

]]> By: See-dubya http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/comment-page-1/#comment-82850 See-dubya Tue, 16 May 2006 19:26:09 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/05/exploiting_mexicos_povert_oh_my/#comment-82850 Entering into a voluntary <strong>illegal</strong> exchange of money for services is bad bad bad. I'm against prostitution and heroin trafficking as well. Entering into a voluntary illegal exchange of money for services is bad bad bad. I'm against prostitution and heroin trafficking as well.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/comment-page-1/#comment-82848 Maggie Tue, 16 May 2006 19:17:20 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/05/exploiting_mexicos_povert_oh_my/#comment-82848 Poverty? Check out <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20030924-2051-us-mexico.html" rel="nofollow">this article </a>from 2003. <blockquote>"The 20 million Mexicans in the United States generate a gross product that is slightly higher than the $600 billion generated by Mexicans in Mexico," Fox said, adding that his country has the ninth-largest economy in the world. "If we could add up the two products, Mexico would be the third or fourth economy in the world," he said. </blockquote> Ninth-largest economy in the world...what are those folks in the EU doing? Saudi Arabia? Poverty? Check out this article from 2003.

"The 20 million Mexicans in the United States generate a gross product that is slightly higher than the $600 billion generated by Mexicans in Mexico," Fox said, adding that his country has the ninth-largest economy in the world.

"If we could add up the two products, Mexico would be the third or fourth economy in the world," he said.

Ninth-largest economy in the world...what are those folks in the EU doing? Saudi Arabia?

]]> By: Rick DeMent http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/exploiting_mexicos_poverty_oh_my/comment-page-1/#comment-82847 Rick DeMent Tue, 16 May 2006 19:16:33 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/05/exploiting_mexicos_povert_oh_my/#comment-82847 Sure if you define "voluntary" as "free" to eat cake if there is no bread available. Sure if you define "voluntary" as "free" to eat cake if there is no bread available.

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