Mexico’s president; “The wall will be built and USA will pay for it!”
Is this actually 14.25 USD?
Per day
the standard of living must be a bit lower south of the border
Or the cost of living.
one influences the other, I suppose
To a degree, but don’t underestimate the extreme degree of inefficient “profit” built into the US system. Even basics like fruits and vegetables often have a half dozen companies in the process, and each one pads the pricing with as much headroom has they can get away with. If you can buy produce from a farmer directly it is often half the cost or less, and they’re getting a better deal too than if they sold to a wholesale distributor. Processed foods, manufactured goods have even more companies involved padding on their own margins.
Basic/common fruits and vegetables are really cheap in America? Unless you go to a fancy store I guess.
And it can go either way tbh, but straight from the farm isn’t drastically cheaper in my experience. Sometimes more expensive as well, but worth the quality increase imo.
There are Americans living on that.
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Looks like it just matches long term inflation, beats 2023 inflation. Win for workers.
During the observation period from 1960 to 2022, the average inflation rate was 19.0% per year. Overall, the price increase was 1.36 million percent. An item that cost 100 pesos in 1960 costs 1.36 million pesos at the beginning of 2023. For October 2023, the year-over-year inflation rate was 4.3%.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday the country’s minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day.
About one-third of Mexico’s registered workers report earning the minimum wage, which will amount to about $1.75 per hour starting Jan. 1.
The minimum is higher in areas along the northern border, where living costs are higher.
The Mexican currency has risen by about 10% in value against the dollar since December 2022.
That increase is largely attributable to the high inflow of remittances and high domestic interest rates, which make the peso attractive for investors.
Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america
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So basically, we’re going to have Americans start illegally crossing the border for better job opportunities in Mexico.
