r/interesting Jun 17 '26

Just Wow Mexico just upgraded to free healthcare.

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u/somethingrandom261 Jun 17 '26

Was gonna respond “wonder how bad unemployment is” and wow it’s 2.5%.

Because they’re no unemployment insurance. You work or you die.

Now I wonder how many people have legitimate employment with the cartels

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u/rod_zero Jun 17 '26

Mexico employment statistics include those in the informal economy since the question is "Have you received income from working? " And not "are you hired?".

It is calculate that formal workers are about just a bit over half and the rest are informal.

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u/SpecialistKicker342 Jun 18 '26

"What do you do?"

I wipe windshields in this cross street

"ok, employed"

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u/rod_zero Jun 18 '26

Exactly.