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And to test new ideas to keep the war machine and fear of poor peasants taking over the US.

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I too have written about the preposterous posturing that politicians use in lieu of serious thought but I won’t get into it because you’ve done a bangup job of it here but I will add that I wish they’d all go beat their bullyboy chests in private but then again crude public ignorance is the point these days so they wouldn’t’ hear me out anyway and meanwhile I will continue to walk in Centro, Chapalita (one of my favorites) and Tlaquepaque when I’m in Guadalajara plus the boulevard you mentioned closed to traffic on Sunday because I too prefer to enjoy what Mexico has to offer rather than focus on the negative but if someone needs to fine me for the illegal manufacture of runon sentences then I guess I’ll have no choice but to cough up the dough for I am indeed guilty. Thanks for the article Mike!

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Mar 13, 2023Liked by Mike Leavy

Wow there’s a lot to unpack in there! I’ve recently been learning a bit about the strengthening Mexican economy as well. I did not realize they are such a big importer to the United States (and don’t need to import much in return), and are becoming the new most desirable location for manufacturing (Tesla announced opening a big plant in Monteray for example), and have extremely low unemployment (something close to 2% and without the exclusions that US bakes into their unemployment numbers). The I ncreasing strength of the Mexican middle class may be an interesting future article. ;-)

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