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Somebody better put up a big fuckoff wall between the US and Mexico to keep the Americans out.

What really makes me chuckle is whenever someone tries to insist to me that Mexican men are chauvinists, and I have to remind them that not only did they elect a woman, but they elected a woman who is doing FDR shit and actually making people's lives better.

I'm jealous. The closest we got was Bernie and both parties swift-boated him.

I should move to Mexico.

Since coming to power in 2024, Sheinbaum has sought to undo decades of damage caused by neoliberal policies, building on the work of the previous socialist government. She has pledged to build 1.8m new homes to tackle a housing shortage while strengthening tenants’ rights.

Last year she announced plans to shorten the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours, while increasing the minimum wage by 13%, continuing a policy of regular hikes championed by her predecessor and mentor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador since 2018.

“For years it was said that the minimum wage couldn’t go up,” she told a conference in December, “that it would cause inflation, that there would no longer be investment in the country, foreign investment.”

Despite that, following a cumulative minimum wage increase of 154% since 2018, “we are at a record level of foreign investment,” she added.

CIA backed fascist coup in 3...2...

It is my belief that every society benefits from free healthcare.

70% of US voters want universal healthcare; 90% of Democrats and 50% of Independents.

Only Republican voters disagree, with something like 30% supporting. (all of these numbers are approximations there are many Gallup polls over the years).

I'm not a mathematician, but it appears to my untrained eye that 2/3 of Americans want Universal Healthcare. That's a very solid majority.

Why can't Ds and Rs manage to provide what the US voters want? Allow Republicans or anyone else to "opt out" of the system.

That's a rhetorical question. bOtH pArTiEs aren't interested in what their voters want.

Somehow, Israel can be financed for DECADES without the same level of voter approval.

50% of voters support Israel= billions of dollars every year

70% of voters support universal healthcare= no universal healthcare.

Kinda weird, ain't it?

Take that, USA....

Random, but why is she called "socialist"? Is she going to ban capitalism (stock markets, public companies, private properties, bonds, etc.)? Or are we simply calling her socialist because she's closer to European capitalism (balanced, kept in check, regulated) rather than US capitalism?

Mexico already has a constitutionally guaranteed right to healthcare:

Every person has the right to health protection. The law shall determine the bases and terms to access health services and shall establish the competence of the Federation and the Local Governments in regard to sanitation according to the item XVI in Article 73 of this Constitution.

In practice, this has meant a bare minimum level of health care is theoretically available to everyone, but most working people have private insurance on top of that, or see private doctors. For the poorest people it has often been very difficult to get the care they need, even if it's theoretically available and constitutionally guaranteed. It's also different from American / Canadian / European hospitals in that family is expected to play a major role doing things that in richer countries are done by nurses or orderlies.

IMO, universal healthcare only really works if the middle class / upper middle class and the poor are all in the same system. If the people can pay more and get better care, they'll do it, and the system used by the poor will be underfunded. You can't do much about the truly rich. They'll always just fly to other countries. If this is just filling the gaps between the various reasons people can use the state system, it's not going to help that much, even if that kind of fix is necessary.

Must be nice to have politicians who are trying to improve the lives of the people.

Good for Mexico! Let's hope USA is past invading their Latin American neighbours when they elect Socialist leaders, though...

FREE Healthcare in Mexico????

How will mom cross the US-Mexico line to buy a month of lifesaving medication for 1/10th the price now???

Just a reminder that her predecessor removed this universal access when it was called "Seguro Popular" to create the INSABI that was later renamed "IMSS-Bienestar" and was ultimately integrated into the regular IMSS due to them cutting funds for it in 2025 (she was in charge at this point).

In any case, this barely helps anyone because even if we have 'universal healthcare' its quality is going down every year. There are no drugs (medicines) and not enough medical professionals to cover the demand and that has been a reality of anyone visiting an IMSS clinic.

As usual, be critical of any head of state.

You know what my ancestors are native origins to Mexico..