https://theprogressnetwork.org/mexico-sheinbaum-progress/
"To an American politician, an approval rating of 70% is the stuff of
fantasies. It’s reality, however, for Mexico’s first female (and Jewish)
president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who recently completed her first year in office.
What do Mexicans have to be so happy about?
Sheinbaum has continued her predecessor’s social programs that have lifted more
than 13 million people out of poverty since 2018 and brought extreme poverty to
a historic low. Much of that was achieved through minimum wage hikes. Sheinbaum
upped it once again earlier this year, to slightly more than the equivalent of
$15 per day.
These programs also reduced inequality. By one common measure, Mexico now has
the second-lowest inequality levels in the Americas, after Canada.
But Sheinbaum has broken with the previous administration over crime, granting
her security chief significant latitude. The results so far aren’t perfect, but
they are something. As
The Economist summarized, Sheinbaum is “the first
Mexican leader in years to push violent crime in the right direction.” Murder,
femicide, and disappearances all appear to be down—data is spotty—while arrests
and drug and arms seizures are up."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
