re: #8 cinesimon

Is the Mexican death spiral due to any type of government?

Yes. In fact, a damn good argument could be made that all the problems in Mexico are directly related to Spain’s mercantilism and all the corruption and graft that were rampant when Mexico was first getting off the ground.

Yes, they have a democracy now, and a Constitution that’s modeled after the American one, but with their own spin on things. But 500+ years of corruption doesn’t go away overnight.