[dts32041]

Because the people who founded the country where influence by the muslims in spain.

[Black Agnes]

Not sure I buy that allegation. I find it interesting that of the 3 large countries in central and north america, CA and US have made a decent go of it and given our citizens a decent standard of living for the most part, but for some perplexing reason MX just can't. There's no substantive reason MX has to be 3rd world, they have plenty of natural resources and for a country the size it is they're not really that overcrowded if you'd spread people away from the city slums. Too bad they can't do a Japan or South Korea and snap out of it!

[Arleigh]

Because the people who founded the country where influence by the muslims in spain.

When you think about it, the ONLY countries based upon the rule of law, personal responsibility and respect for the rights of the individual are the Anglo-Saxon countries. As much as the Brits can get on your nerves these days, the world does owe them big time for making the king sign the Magna Carta way back in the day...