Latin Pulse: Status of Poverty in Latin America

[scarletjamable]

What's up with latin america?

[alfhendrix]

Thanks to the Capitalism, Latin America still works as a menial. It continues to exist at the services of others needs, as a source and reserve of oil and iron, of copper and meat, of fruit and coffe, the raw materials and foods destined for the rich countries which profit more from consuming them than Latin America does from producing them.

[AngelocoCR]

That's a LIE.... and we can see it with the U.S. economy crisis, latin america got stronger everytime more... while U.S. recieves the poor people of the world.... anyway it doesn't matter what the north americans thinks, i live very happy in my country and a don't need to get out,... North americans somtimes thinks latinamerica is mexico... thay should go out of their country sometimes....

[historyscoper]

The way to end poverty in Mexico is the Megamerge Dissolution Solution. Click my profile for the url and read about it.

[dovp44]

Ignorant American educated person, Hispanic, Latino or whatever term de jour you want to use, IS NOT a race but an ethnic group (culture) comprised of many races. Have you seen the Chinatowns in many Latin American cities? The Welsh enclaves in South AMerica? The arab neighborhoods? The Japanes influence? Fujimori in Peru? Germans, Italians, Irish, Africans? I did not think so, but I just feel sorry you are a product of the American public education

[199tinkerbell]

hispanics and latinos are the cursed race. it says it in the bible.

[hexzerg]

It is stupid because hispanic and latino isn't a race. There are a grand number of Africans who were brought over as slaves in Latin American countries.

[199tinkerbell]

spain is also cursed. all cultures originating in spain are cursed. its regardless of the persons race or genetics. the culture is what has put you into bondage. the language, the customs, siestas. the lazyness.

[og2783]

hispanics and latinos are a mixture of all races... so you and ur bible are very wrong!!!

[robotech57]

@199tinkerbell and where are you from?

[sintofg]

yea >.> honestly it's rather sad that from the years 1980-2001 in Peru the people who were fighting for the poor and the Peruvian gov. themselves contributed to 70,000 people, many who were POOR. I was a lucky one....my birth mom gave me up to have a better life. It's a shame that many people don't give these issues much more than a glance and ignore it.

[robertdjwizard]

Gracias por su informacion,pero a este punto los fascistas se rien y no les importa, la region es una bomba de tiempo, pues la gente ha sido reducida a las peores condiciones infra humanas,la guerra es inminente en la region, los lideres tienen sus jet listos para salir del pais cuando la guerra estalle, el pueblo se matara unos a los otros por toda Latino America pronostico esto en los proximos treinta anos, lo que esta pasando es una ilusion la democracia no existe ni existira.

[Urepanny]

In Latin America, the rich get richer while the poor get poorer

[corcaighrebel]

read eduardo galeano's 'open veins of latin america - 500 years of exploitation'

[ameliasera]

muy bien - gracias for the video!

[toeg1]

Belle,

NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement, with HEAVY emphasis on NORTH AMERICA. Almost all of Latin America is in SOUTH AMERICA.

The current dilemma in Latin America stems from many decades of inequities forced onto the region by two main sources, the super rich of each country, AND the foreign policy of the United States. The US has been reaping the rewards in reduced internal labor costs for a very long time.

[Frogstomp121]

I remember a little postcard from Argentina that well illustrates the real need of the poor. A large Uncle Sam type figure was bending over reaching his hand down as if to help someone very small and saying "Let me give you a hand." The small figure spoke from under the tall man's shoe. "I don't need a hand. Just take your foot off my back.

They can start by getting rid of the Monroe Doctrine.

[toeg1]

Frog,

Very well said. Indeed, that would help tremendously.

[toeg1]

Wow,

Fabuloso.

This is perhaps one of the BEST exposes of current trends in Latin America that I've ever seen. What an awesome array of people to discuss the issues in depth. My mind is still running over the various responses.

Link TV, you're the best. Thank you for a very entertaining and informative show that had almost no bs rhetoric of stupid pundits, but rather intelligent comments by experts on the region.

AWESONE, JUST FRIGGIN' AWESOME.

[INFANTRIA666]

I agree with Peruanista and Belle19700. The entire region is full of these leaders. They appeal to their people by saying that they will tackle corruption and poverty and then do nothing. In South America there is the largest eniquality in the distribution of wealth in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!! its all about greed greed and more greed. There is an Elite in every country who get rich while the rest of the population starves!!!! and then they wonder why the whole region is swinging to the left!

[Belle19700]

Would I be wrong is saying that this may be a result of good old NAFTA? Cheaper labor costs for Americans, and in the end, the people in these poor countries getting screwed? Maybe I'm wrong, but I'll bet there is something to it.