Can you believe that the 2nd richest man in the world is Mexican ??

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_bi_ge/mexico_second_richest_man_2

Crazy eh ?

Apparently no all Mexicans are the worst thing like some Americans think.

Unablogg: His parents are from lebanon, but being born and raised in Mexico making mexican, he even says it with pride.

Usajustice: Why dont bill gates help the poor in the US ?

Pal013168: To some Americans the word Mexican denotes a very negative perception, no matter if you are a legal immigrant

Answer 1

AND MORE TO COME

Answer 2

There is a direct connection with this man's wealth and illegal immigration. Telmex is a monopoly and the Mexican people pay far more for telecom than in America. The Mexican economy is corrupt. This guy supports the government and in return they protect his monopoly. Just like Pemex-the oil company. A few make billions while the vast majority suffer in poverty. And this is why Mexicans flee their own country. In fact 70% say they plan to leave and go north!
America has anti-trust laws-laws against monopolies. Our government almost broke up Microsoft. AT&T was broken up
in 1984. This concept is even applied the the recent Sirius satellite radio and XM merger. These two companies may not be allowed to combine.
The real question is why Mexicans put up with this kind of abuse. Their government points them north and then asks them to remain loyal and send money home. Money sent home to Mexico is now only second to oil as a source of national revenue. So Carlos Slim's wealth is nothing a Mexican should be proud of.

Answer 3

Just another perplexing reason that begs the question: Why, then, is the education and medical expense of their rapidly growing population MY problem as a person trying to contribute to my own country.

Mexico has a trillion dollar a year GDP and over 2 trillion dollars in known petroleum reserves, along with priceless coastal land, ports, precious metals and more. And, they're right next to what has been the strongest economy in the world for 6 decades.

Why wouldn't they be rich? Why aren't more of them rich?

Because they don't see the value in holding off and waiting to have a family...and in having really small families. Japan's population has declined in recent years.

Mexico's doubles about every 25 years; Honduras' doubles about every 18 to 20 years. Infrastructure and schools can't possibly keep up. So? So, they remain poor.



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Answer 4

I've always know Mexico was a rich country. A journalist once said Mexico is one of the few countries in the world to be a 3rd world and 1st world country at the same time. I wish the extreme poverty in Mexico would end soon though.....I hate seeing all those poor people in Mexico. Actually, I'd like to see poverty end in the whole world.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

What makes the United States so great is not the number of millionaires or billionaires it has, but how many people who are members of the middle-class here as well.

Prosperity must have a healthy distribution and that is what is sorely missing in Mexico.

In Mexico, you have the very wealthy and the very poor and very little in between.

Mexico is a third-world country that doesn't have anywhere near the number of hospitals and clinics that it should have.

Mexico doesn't have anywhere near the number of doctors, nurses, and health-care workers that it should have.

Mexico doesn't have anywhere near the number of schools and universities that it should have for its population.

Mexico doesn't have anywhere near the number of sewage treatment plants that it should have.

Mexico doesn't have anywhere near the quality of infrastructure that it should have in order to deliver the same standard of living that the citizens of the U.S., Canada, Spain, and many other countries enjoy.

Why is this so?

Because Mexico is missing a sufficiently large and robust middle-class of skilled professionals.

Mexico is a country in third or fourth place with the most number of billionaires, but that is like having a blob of icing on top of a big cake that is still bare everywhere else.

That icing needs to be spread around to cover the entire cake!

Then you will have a real cake! ---- And then Mexico will be a real country!

Answer 7

Yes, I knew this because I was bombarded with the article by someone who is Mexi; However, like I told him, what does it matter with the current situation where illegals from South America and Mexico continue to flood the USA? It doesn't, but well done on his part for being a billionaire.

Answer 8

Yes and he doesn't believe in charity. Isn't that great? Perhaps the new richest man in the world will be a snobby, selfish Mexican. Heck and they say we don't do enough for the world but look what happens when you are charitable.... Mexicans get more money than you.

Answer 9

Yes I can , Mexico is a very rich country , but they won't spend their money on education , health care and the infrastructure of their country . Mexico ranks #12th in the world for national resources .

Answer 10

Can you believe that in 5 years time the five richest men in the world will be mexicans, based on how hard-working they are...

Answer 11

He's not a mexican. His family settled in Mexico from Lebanon.
He's so rich because he charges such high rates for telephone services to the mexican public. This is part of what keeps mexican citizens so poor. How would you like it if Bill Gates tripled what they charge for internet access, became by far richer than all of them put together, then someone in another country who can still afford the internet, praises Bill Gates for being such a good american capitalist?

Thats exactly what you are doing.

You should familiarize yourself with this new information, and rephrase your question.