> 2018: $4.75/day minimum wage, nearly 52 million people living below the poverty line, 9 million in extreme poverty, 20.1 million with no access to health services.
> 2024: $15/day minimum wage, 38.6 million living below the poverty line, 7 million in extreme poverty, 44 million with no access to health services.
> 2018: $4.75/day minimum wage, nearly 52 million people living below the poverty line, 9 million in extreme poverty, 20.1 million with no access to health services.
> 2024: $15/day minimum wage, 38.6 million living below the poverty line, 7 million in extreme poverty, 44 million with no access to health services.
Why did the “no access to health services” figure double?
How Mexico Doubled the Minimum Wage - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44936147 - August 2025
That was part of it
The Universal payments to over 65 year olds is the Universal part
That’s great considering there are 53M displaced internally due to a number of reasons. I’ve also seen that number cited at 14M.
https://borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-mexico/
https://mexicobusiness.news/talent/news/homeless-mexico-face...
Universal benefits are an effective poverty reduction tool.
Well, duh!