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Jon Stewart's Advice to Those Who Threaten Death in the Name of Religion

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reine.de.tout4/23/2010 2:05:12 pm PDT

re: #311 HoosierHoops

What kind of Gov’t allows their cripple children at the border begging for 5 cents?
Really..Mexico should elect me for Prez..I’d have that country shapped up and richer than hell in no time…Free Market principles and mfg. I’d give China a run for it’s money…
Elect me!

Hoops - one of the cruises I took, years ago, the cruise director advised us before we got off in Mexico, the Gov’t had asked the cruise line to ask its passengers to avoid giving money to the kids or buying stuff from them. The Government wants the kids in school; the parents had the kids out by the docks selling chicklets. How damn awful must a family’s situation be to have their kids out selling chiclets for five cents each?

Last one I took, two years ago - there are these sort of flea market style bazaars set up by the docks now, and I saw very few kids. It seems some of the parents are now able to make a living at these flea markets and hopefully the kids are in school.