Sinkholes Threaten Mexican Capital

Austin-American Statesman ^ | July 28, 2007 | By Jeremy Schwartz

[Jeff Chandler]

Sinkholes Threaten Mexican Capital

How can the capital threaten itself?

[VOA]

Sinkholes Threaten Mexican Capital

Nadda problemo.
They can just move to the northern suburb of Mexico City.
Los Angeles.

[kinoxi]

the left-leaning...City officials say they are frustrated that federal officials haven't released disaster relief funds to fill in the cracks and abandoned mines or allowed the city to restructure its debt

They should get Nagin down there to show them how to milk the feds 'the right way'. I hate to make the comparison but...

[ThreePuttinDude]

Government officials often promoted the unregulated growth in return for captive votes.

HA HA HA, I just could't get past this line...LMAO

[ThreePuttinDude]

I hate to make the comparison but...

Why(?) it fits perfect.
Mother Nature trying to flush her toilet again

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This highlights Mexico's poor record in public spending and infrastructure. Although I'm against government spending, the country could use new roads, highways, and a water system.

Bordered by two bodies of water in sub-tropical, sun-drenched paradise, you'd think Mexico would be one of the richest nations in the world.

[End_Clintonism_Now]

Time to bring in some illegals to do the work Mexicans won't do!

[reagan_fanatic]

Sounds like a good excuse for a new Mexican holiday:

Sinkhole De Mayo...

[popdonnelly]

Sinkholes are kind of a metaphor for all of Mexico.

[Publius6961]

"We told the authorities, we sent letters, we met with officials, but they never paid attention to us," Pérez said. "They knew this problem existed, but they never fixed it."

This Mexican is from the same family as our typical liberal, totally ignorant and clueless. That's like asking the "authorities" to fix climate variations...

All of Mexico City was built on an old lake/swamp.

The remarkable thing to realize is that more problems like this don't pop up constantly.

[GOP_Raider]

Well, that’s what you get when you build an entire city on top of a lake.

[Fitzcarraldo]

how come our wizards of industry have never went to mehico to enact an economic recovery plan?

[RJS1950]

A sinkhole from a sh!#hole, who would have thought it? The city was built on an ancient lake/marsh area, what do they expect?

[RichInOC]

[cue Peter Stormare as Wolfgang the VW Engineer]

“You know vat ve gonna do nowwwww?”
“No, Señor.”
“Unpimp your auto!”

[mad_as_he$$]

Wow they still have that problem in Los Angeles? Didn’t know that.

[NerdDad]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who immediately drew a comparison to New Orleans.

Of course, it really is much worse in Mexico City since they are sitting at the base of that huge volcano that is long overdue for a major eruption. I’m sure the more that thing shakes it just settles that sh!thole even further.

Are there no geologists with a braincell outside of the US? Why on earth would a city that is already built in a lakebed continue to pump water out of the aquifer directly under it? The part that really bothers me is that it will be our tax dollars that get poured into the impending hole to try to rescue survivors and rebuild for them.

[kinoxi]

They’ve been knowingly sinking their city for many years. I remember reading about the problems this would cause two decades ago and it was old news then. The volcano continually exacerbates the problem. I guess when the big collapse occurs they plan on sending the refugees north...

[Overtaxed]

"When the Aztecs moved here, they could have never imagined the problems (this location) would generate,"

It's the Aztecs' fault!

[COBOL2Java]

I guess when the big collapse occurs they plan on sending the refugees north...

...but not before we get lectured by the U.N. on how stingy we are, and didn't provide enough assistance.