Episode Summary
In this episode of The Expat Files, Johnny Mueller dives into the world of expat services in Latin America, discussing the demand for event planning, apartment sitting, and pet walking. He highlights the cultural differences in trust and references, and shares his insights on the challenges of hiring local workers. The episode also touches on the broader topic of planning for the future, including the Ex. Insider Seminar and the political climate in Bolivia and Mexico.
Johnny begins by addressing an email from an expat in the U.S. who is considering moving to Latin America. The expat is concerned about the perceived lack of demand for services like event planning, apartment sitters, and pet walkers. Johnny responds by explaining that there is actually a solid market for these services, especially in affluent areas of Latin America, particularly in cities with wealthy suburbs and embassies. He notes that expats are often more reliable and can provide references, making them ideal candidates for these roles. He also discusses the cultural context of trust and references in Latin America, noting that local employees may not always provide honest references, whereas expats can.
The segment then shifts to a discussion on the challenges expats face when hiring local workers in Latin America. Johnny highlights the difficulty of verifying references due to the prevalence of fake recommendations and the cultural tendency for Latinos to be more lenient with their employees. He contrasts this with gringos, who are more likely to provide real references and be punctual, making them preferable for tasks like house sitting or pet care. He also touches on the broader issue of living in the United States, criticizing the presence of celebrity sociopaths and the lack of structure in society, suggesting that expats should consider leaving the country for a better quality of life.
Johnny then expresses frustration with people who lack a plan for dealing with the deteriorating situation in the U.S. He criticizes those who are not thinking about their future, calling them 'slugs' and suggesting they are not worth being neighbors with. He argues that while many people recognize that things are getting worse, the entrenched political class and the wealthy are not worried. He then promotes his upcoming Expat Insider Seminar, which he claims provides a head start on a 'Plan B' for expats looking to escape the U.S. He mentions the seminar will be held in Guatemala and El Salvador in January 2020 and encourages people to sign up by emailing him. He also addresses a question about Bolivia, stating that it is not a good place for a Plan B due to political instability and the long-standing rule of Evo Morales, who has faced significant opposition and legal challenges.
The episode concludes with Johnny discussing the challenges of holding politicians accountable, using the example of Evo Morales in Bolivia. He highlights how the judicial system often fails to prosecute politicians, even when they are involved in corruption. Morales is noted for his political maneuvering, including manipulating the constitution to extend his time in office. Johnny also touches on the broader theme of political corruption in Latin America and how it is not unique to the region. He discusses the case of Gabriela Zapata, Morales' ex-girlfriend, who was convicted of corruption for securing a $560 million government contract, but Morales himself was not held accountable. Johnny also mentions the controversy surrounding their child and the president's criticism of the media, which he views as a threat to his power. Finally, he connects the current environmental issues in Bolivia to Morales' policies.
The episode also touches on the complex issues surrounding environmental and economic practices in Bolivia and Mexico. Johnny highlights the legal and economic incentives in Bolivia that encourage deforestation for agricultural purposes, pointing out the lack of media coverage on this issue. He also addresses the situation in Mexico where plasma donation is a significant economic activity for many citizens, despite being illegal in Mexico since 1987. The discussion includes the role of pharmaceutical companies, the legal gray areas surrounding plasma donation, and the economic impact on Mexican citizens.
Topics
Expat opportunities in Latin America, Cultural differences in trust and references, Reliability of expats vs. local employees, Market for services like pet walking and house sitting, Expats and hiring challenges in Latin America, Cultural differences in work ethics and reliability, Criticism of U.S. society and celebrity culture, Suggestions for expats to leave the U.S. for a better life, Plan B for expats, Political instability in Bolivia, Criticism of the U.S. political class, Promotion of Expat Insider Seminar
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening 00:00:31 Email from an Expat Seeking Advice 00:01:55 Market for Services in Latin America 00:04:26 Stories About House Sitters and Trust 00:04:38 Reliability of Expats vs. Local Employees 00:05:39 The Challenge of Verifying References in Latin America 00:06:38 Expats Have an Advantage in House Sitting and Pet Care 00:07:30 Why Gringos Are Preferable to Locals in Certain Situations 00:11:18 Frustration with Lack of Planning 00:11:54 Criticism of the Political Class 00:12:10 Promotion of Expat Insider Seminar 00:13:36 Addressing Questions About Bolivia 00:16:58 The Judicial System and Political Accountability 00:17:32 Evo Morales and Political Stability in Bolivia 00:17:58 Bolivia's Economic Paradox 00:18:15 Morales' Ambitions and Constitutional Manipulation 00:19:22 Judicial Purges and Power Consolidation 00:19:55 Corruption Scandals and Morales' Involvement 00:20:57 The Gabriela Zapata Case and Morales' Exemption 00:22:04 Morales' Criticism of the Media 00:22:55 Incentives for Deforestation in Bolivia 00:23:46 Plasma Donation as an Economic Activity in Mexico
Transcript
Automatically transcribed from the original recording; names and wording may contain errors.
[00:00] South of the border down Mexico way That's where I fell in love when the stars above came out to play and now as I wonder Hello there all you ex-pat wannabes. I'm Johnny Mueller and you're listening to the expat files living in Latin America The show that tells you just what it's like to live work play and or retire down here in Latin America It's a mix of the good the bad the ugly and the great and it's all right here. So let's get started All right. Let's start with an email people are getting really pissed off up in the states They want to get the hell out of Dodge. They're getting fed up with the craziness the chaos the LGBT WTF stuff the social justice warriors the malignant politicians the cost of living the taxes the IRS and on and on
[00:48] But you knew that already and that's why you're listening to this show and why you got that plan B on your mind, right? So let's dive into this email from anonymous Johnny, I hope this finds you and yours in good health and spirits. I have a question for you I heard you mentioned on your show of the dearth of event planners and apartment visiting cat dogs sitters, etc I have mentioned both of these possible job opportunities to friends and family who respond in the usual way course I'm up in the stage now They keep mentioning a dearth in the market for either like there just aren't enough people down there That meaning Latin America who can afford either service Then I always mention the fact that capital cities have their embassies and the cities have wealthy suburbs, etc, etc So Johnny, what do you think now?
[01:36] You can mention me as a repeat offender to your expat insider seminars as you call us But don't mention my name or my state just tell your listeners. I'm a repeat offender from the rust belt All right me Johnny here again. Now. There's two parts of this letter I mentioned before people are fed up They want to get the hell out of Dodge and that's the second part of this email We'll get to that But let's first talk about event planners house and apartment sitters and cat and dog walkers and such Hmm as if you could actually walk a cat. I don't think so Well, I can tell you this when I'm in a big city in a decent area high-end area where there's some subdivisions with some fairly wealthy people a day doesn't go by where I don't see some guy or gal walking down the street holding the leash of Some four even five or six little rat like dogs
[02:23] You know the gussied up little spoiled mutts with ribbons for collars and knitted booties and sweaters You know the type like it's so difficult to tell who owns those things obsessed over-the-top dog owners with dough Now the truth is when I am in nice neighborhoods and I see these things It's always latinos or latinas walking the dog and that's certainly because there are no gringos or expats in the area to fill that position Though gringos and expats if they did the right marketing could surely make a go of it because within the gringo communities They're already doing that you see it all the time. They set up these gringo fake book groups Where not a single member seems to be able to speak fluent Spanish? It seems to be a pure gringo thing and that's how they end up buying selling and bartering things like cars Microwaves bikes TVs phones sex toys crack pipes coffee enema equipment
[03:12] Well, maybe not coffee enema equipment, but you never know Though there's buying and selling of just about everything including services. You name it wherever their gringos around There are these Facebook gringo and expat groups blabbering all the time For example, if you're on one of those things you could chime in with a question anytime and someone's bound to answer it May not be the right answer But you'll get answers like for example someone's looking to ride share if anyone's going to the border to renew their 90-day visa Then there's always people asking if you're up in the States on your way down If you could bring some particular item back for them And if you check it out, you'll find gringos are always popping back to the states for this and that and you'll see them online with those fake book groups Always on the lookout for good reliable. Well credentialed gringos and gringas to house sit or take care of the dogs or cats
[03:59] So i'd like to point out to our repeat offender your friends and family up in the states Who've probably never been to latin america before are dead wrong in their assumptions There is a nice solid market for dog walkers house sitters, etc In fact over the years i've had need of a few house and dog sitters myself Because there are situations especially when you're away for months at a time When you don't really want your maintenance guy or cleaning lady to be living at your house Let's put it this way. I could tell you stories and I probably will so stay tuned Of course, the key is to find someone utterly reliable and trustworthy That means people will need want and request references And that's why gringos and expats are perfect for the job Because gringos and expats can and do come up with references whereas latinos looking to fill that spot
[04:48] can never really precisely prove what their job and work history is and whether or not they're totally honest and reliable because Even if someone presents with a stack of great references As you heard me mention in a bad show when employers here in latin america have a bad employee Like someone who steals from you They'll often still get a glowing reference from the boss or boss lady as they get the boot In fact, and this has happened to me a couple of weeks after you fired someone they come back and ask for a job reference As if it was a nice amicable parting of ways In fact, the amazing thing to me and I found this out a long time ago employees have no shame or what they call Verguenza which translates to embarrassment That is if you catch them sleeping on a job or stealing red-handed
[05:35] They'll calmly accept that it's a fireable offense But they're likely in the same breath to ask you for a reference or recommendation that's happened to be a number of times I even had one maintenance guy who offered his son up for the job after I fired him for going up on the roof And falling asleep, of course, I tell him to shove it where the coffee enema goes Meanwhile your average latino or latina employer will gladly give him a reference just to get him out of their hair Which is why every single cleaning lady or maintenance guy Who's knocked on my front door looking for a job has been able to produce two or three letters of recommendation even more You have to wonder why And sometimes those references can really be glowing and if you don't speak spanish You're not going to be able to call them up for verification Chances are even if you do get through with a phone call
[06:21] An ex boss is not likely to say bad things about his employee to you over the phone So you have to ask yourself when someone presents themselves at your front door with four or five Different letters of recommendation from four or five different jobs. Why in the hell are they looking for a job? If they're such a stellar employee So the point is gringles and expats have a huge advantage when it comes to house sitting or cat or dog walking Whatever because we can provide our references and a real history Nine times out of ten probably 99 times out of a hundred You won't find gringles and expats in latin america to be devious underhanded or bad people They're down here on an adventure to look around explore and learn They're out learning. They're spanish. Maybe trying to dig up some business ideas, etc Etc Now if you want my opinion
[07:08] You don't find cold-hearted psychopaths even bad boy or girl sociopathic dickheads Backpacking or just hanging out in latin america The fact is most of them are just looking at scraped together a few bucks So they could stay on a bit longer and enjoy the great weather and see some more great sights A noble objective now when it comes to house sitting dog walking or taking care of pets For my money i'd pick a gringo or gringo every time not that I don't trust latinos in general It's just that well, most of them have different standards than we have for instance that manana time thing And to point out a good example why that can be sometimes infuriating Suppose you're in manago in nikorago and you're planning a nice trip to panama by car You plan it all out so you can do all your driving during the day
[07:54] If you take off at eight in the morning, you'll make it there by five at night So you pre-arrange for the house sitter to come by at 7 30 pick up the keys get the instructions and then you're off Well chances are if your house sitter is latino or latina You could probably plan on him or her showing up at 8 30 and if they live a ways away Add another half hour far away an hour. Are you starting to see what I mean? Now if you hire a gringo or gringo for that job barring catastrophe, they'll be there on time However, as my hundred percent german mother always says if you're on time you're late All right. Let's get back to these local fake book expat groups Now, you know my opinion about fake book and mark suckerturd. I absolutely can't stand looking at that guy
[08:39] He's got the kind of face that's just begging to get slapped But then again, so do bill hilary ovomit sorrows Maxine waters burnt bernie and occasional cortex and of course the bush clan. Oh, and let's not forget bill gates He's got that kind of a kisser. I know I know there's a huge list of despicable people at the top And that's why they have bodyguards though. Isn't it funny? They're all anti-gun, but all their bodyguards have guns And that's reason two thousand six hundred and forty seven why yeah, really have to get out of dodge as fast as you can Truth is I don't see how anyone could live up in the states anymore. It's a land where everyone at the top Really is a celebrity sociopath And though every one of those aforementioned slime balls does need a good slap in the face
[09:26] I for one will exercise a little bit of restraint and let someone else have the fun of decking one or more of those creeps Not that anyone will ever get close enough to do it, especially considering that their bodyguards are all gunned up So in lieu of slapping or decking a celebrity dung beetle And dirtying up your hand or fist My suggestion as it's always been get the hell out of dodge while you still can get that plan being gear Which brings us to the second half of this email starts out Johnny if you think it's horrible up here in the good old usa you are correct From the possibility of being victimized by being in a gun massacre to the addition of some needed but also some very horrible developments in My workplace things are about to get very interesting
[10:12] Sort of like it's gone all carrot and no stick anymore where I work so to speak to be clear I never advocate violence against others only proper and justified response according to the law But the stick however one characterizes it Is something that helps develop structure in people's lives by creating limits for others through Penalties and repercussions to themselves whatever those may be we create a better person one with more self-control, perhaps Accordingly, that's one of my reasons to get the hell out of dodge and she uses the f-word there I don't blame her. All right, then she says you could say johnny perhaps if a hardened Corrections officer sees a definite need to get out of dodge. What the hell is everyone else waiting for?
[11:03] as always Kind regards to all and keep on keeping on johnny sincerely An anonymous expat insider repeat offender Well, there you have it from someone on the inside. You heard the email a corrections officer Wants to get the hell out of dodge right now and you know in a way I don't feel at all Sorry for people who don't have a plan but you aren't even thinking of having one because those are the kind of non-thinking Slugs who I don't want to be neighbors with i'm sorry I'm not saying they deserve to go down with the titanic But it's just the fact their brains are not firing on all cylinders It's not as though people don't see bad things are coming Seems like every single man on the street poll whether it's new york middle america or way down south everyone I mean everyone is seeing Bad stuff is happening things are getting worse and the u.s
[11:51] And all the first rule basically is going right down the toilet The only people that don't seem to be worried are bureaucrats the entrenched political class and entitled children of the wealthy Because you know mommy and daddy will always take care of them, right? So then the next question is how's your plan b coming? And you know, the best way to get your plan b on steroids is to come down to my expat insider seminar The next one is january 2020 goes from friday night the 10th to thursday night the 16th Will be in two countries guatemala and el salvador It's set up that way So you'll get to experience the perfect weather in the altiplano Which is five to six thousand feet above sea level and you'll get to see and check out for yourself the pacific beaches as well
[12:39] People tell me over and over again. That is previous seminar attendees that it gave them a two to five year head start on their plan b because After all for that entire week. I do make you a drink from the fire hose So to join me in my little group on our next adventure Just send me an email the expat files at gmail.com and i'll send you all the info That's the expat files. All one word at gmail.com and for those of you who think well, it's expensive Maybe it's not worth it I'd like you to consider the fact that with every single expat seminar i've ever had and this will be number 18 I've had repeat offenders most often multiple repeat offenders that should give you an idea of the value of the seminar That says it all So mark your calendar for january 10th through 16th
[13:25] Send me an email the expat files at gmail.com and i'll send off all the information Speaking of questions and emails. I do get emails from people now and again saying johnny You never talk about bolivia. What about bolivia? Is it a good place for your plan b? You know, it's a funny thing in my something like 30 years of traveling through latin america I don't meet many people at all who've ever been to bolivia. It really is way off the tourist trail Of course i've been there, but I don't recommend living there permanently well for traveling and visiting It's okay But I wouldn't want to live there and it happens that just a day or two ago a nice little article came out that Encapsulates why I have that opinion about bolivia So as usual, I'll paraphrase this a bit and cut out the boring parts Nothing worse than a boring radio show or podcast, huh?
[14:12] That dead air and rap and ragga tone videos are the kiss of death That's my short list anyway So let me give you some snippets about what has been going down in bolivia over the past decade or so Meaning you'll soon find out why I don't recommend it as a plan b destination All right The article begins Walk into any tourist shop in bolivia and alongside postcards of colonial cathedrals and mist over a moonlit desert And you will see him evil moralist with his jet black hair and brightly embroidered indigenous jackets and ponchos He has ruled the landlocked nation of bolivia for so long that for many It's almost inconceivable. There was any other president and almost no one can name a president before him
[15:00] The reality is the 59 year old former coca farmer, which is the basis of cocaine It's legal there by the way who has been in power since 2006 Is facing opposition of the type he's never had before then it says discontent over evil Morales's audacious bid for a fourth consecutive term has spilled into the streets with protests government buildings being set of fire and national strikes Doesn't that sound a lot like ecuador and nicaragua right now? So as far as that fourth term for presidency he's seeking The controversy centers on his response to the 2016 referendum which voters rejected Him changing the constitution to remove presidential term limits that was supposed to effectively bar him from seeking another term
[15:48] Well, he lost that battle with the voters But guess what he then went to the country's highest court the supreme court claiming that preventing him from running again and again and again violate his human rights We heard that one before which begs the question doesn't any kind of limit on any kind of human activity Violate your human rights. I mean, hey, if you want to hang glide into an active bubbling volcano and the cops stop you You could claim that too was a violation of your human rights again with the human rights. Everything's a human right Anyway in the case of bolivia and the term limits the supreme court overturned the referendum result In moralis's favor an unprecedented move but just to let you know in those 13 years moralises has been in office
[16:36] He's appointed quite a few of the judges on the supreme court Hmm That's how things work here in latin america and wife No matter how corrupt the precedent and its cronies might be when caught as deep in the cookie jar They still rarely get prosecuted and make it to court and if they do The court is usually stacked with judges that he and his cronies appointed i've seen it happen in many latin countries Guiltiest in politicians go to court, but they almost never get nailed by the judicial system That is unless some official judicial outsiders come in without an axe to grind Or they get extradited to another country where they've committed a crime which is a rarity, but it did happen in guatemale You know, but only after being tried in their own country and being found not guilty surprise surprise What do you expect?
[17:22] Let's face it if you appoint a judge and if down the line you end up facing criminal charges with him at the bench You think he's going to bite the hand that gave him that government gravy trained job Now back in bolivia evil. Morales has always enjoyed a lot of support because he's credited with bringing political and economic stability to the country Which had five presidents in five years before he came to power in 2006 Imagine that five presidents in five years still bolivia remains the poorest country in south america However, the strange thing is that bolivia is loaded with oil and gas which have been partially nationalized So really it's following down the same path as venezuela. Isn't it strange? They've got untold petroleum reserves and yet they're the poorest country in south america You want to guess why?
[18:10] Now it's true being an indigenous guy himself He helped the indigenous people as president But he like the castro brothers and ortega in nikaragua and maduro in venezuela Wants to be in power for life. He's a megalomaniac or at least he's turned into one Turns out he's a guy who doesn't have much use for the country's constitution that limits presidents to serving a maximum of two terms Now here's the thing the guy's no dummy. He manufactured a kind of a catch 22 In 2009 while he was president the bolivian congress under his guidance introduced a new constitution And buried in the terms of the constitution was away from morales to produce his own catch 22 So how did he do it? Well, i'll get this the constitution
[18:56] That limits a president from serving no more than two terms Allowed morales to argue in the court at the time that his first term should be exempt Because it predated the new constitution that he initiated he get it and bolivia's constitutional court agreed and morales Was allowed to run for a third term in 2014 pretty sneaky, huh? And now we're up against the fourth term in a couple of weeks and yet this A human rights watch organization has reported that almost a hundred judges have been fired by morales since 2017 When they don't play ball they get fired so when they talk about power corrupting and absolute power corrupting Absolutely. He's a great example because years ago He used to be a guy that believes that democracy voting and the constitution
[19:43] But now the only thing he's interested in is staying in power and talk about allegations of corruption All latin american politics is corrupt and so it is up in the states too. Nothing new there Now morales was involved in that billion dollar old debrick construction kickback scandal coming out of brazil But there's another wilder and crazier scandal turns out gabriela zapata The 31 year old ex-girlfriend of evil morales is serving a 10 year prison term on corruption charges Get this gabriela zapata a former manager at a chinese engineering group camc was accused of using her influence with the president to win a 560 million dollar government contract in bolivia And how about this? She began dating evil morales in 2005 when she was 18 years old and he 57 turns out
[20:34] Sepata was found guilty of laundering illicit earnings It was determined that vast amounts of money deposited in her accounts and cash payments were used to purchase real estate cars, etc, etc So then why didn't her boyfriend evil morales go down with her? Well, it's because they got in a huge battle and they broke it off after two years But only after he fathered a love child with her And somehow again surprise surprise the oblivion court system failed to indict morales Who at the time of the trial was estranged from her talk about fishy, huh? But just think of it in the poorest country of all south america the president's girlfriend or ex-girlfriend wins 560 million dollars in government contracts now. I asked you did you ever hear that story publicized in the first world media?
[21:22] I'd say the chances you heard about that 2016 judicial case were about zero by the way. Why do they always say love child? Why not just a wild and crazy cocaine and booze fueled out of their friggin minds party child I'd say in most cases that would be the more accurate description, but I could be wrong Oh and by the way about that love child or party child, whatever Talk about a bizarre twist You know president morales and his ex-girlfriend are in a bitter dispute over that child a boy He insists is dead while she still insists he's alive man only in latin america, huh? Well unless bill clinton and jeffrey ebstine are involved Meanwhile evo morales and his administration frequently criticize the country's privately owned media as a cartel of liars
[22:11] And the president himself refers to media journalists as terrorists Stating for the record that the press was his number one enemy Which is why in august of last year he caused even more alarm by wanting to introduce a law against lies Which could see individuals fined and or jailed for spreading what he calls incorrect information With of course him being the arbiter of what was or was not incorrect on top of that He's got all the environmentalists and activists all pissed off at him, especially since in recent months There have been constant wildfires raging in bolivius amazon regions Turns out they're blaming the president for the devastation pointing to his support of a 2016 law that offered Incentives to farmers to burn areas of the forest to make way for pasture land
[23:01] So right now when you hear all this talk up in the first world media about uncontrolled fires burning the so-called amazonian lungs of the world The fact is in bolivia. There's a law that says you get paid if you burn down the amazon So did the first world media report on that? Nope, they just point to global warming and say the earth is heating up So naturally things will catch fire all that more easily. Well now, you know as paul harvey would say The rest of the story meanwhile bolivia's long-time president emo Morales has aligned himself with so-called leftist socialist leaders like venezuela nicaragua and cuba So then did I list enough reasons to dissuade you from a plan b and bolivia? That is to say nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there
[23:46] Meanwhile comes this article last week october 6th entitled big pharma lures mexicans to donate plasma in the us Huh starts out by saying every week thousands of mexicans cross the border into the us on temporary visas To sell their blood plasma to profit-making pharmaceutical companies that lure them with facebook ads and colorful pamphlets and flyers In spanish promising hefty cash rewards It says the donors including some who say payments are their only income Take home up to 400 bucks a month if they donate twice a week and earn various incentives including buddy bonuses for recruiting friends and family turns out selling plasma has been banned in mexico since 1987, but in the us Donors are allowed to give plasma up to 104 times a year
[24:34] Then it says the majority of plasma donors come from mexico on temporary visas Which allow non-immigrants to visit their family or shop and to engage in commercial transactions Which do not involve gainful employment in the us and the plasma companies contend their payments are not wages as defined under the law They classify them as compensation for donor time since the process Requires long waits and an hour or more hooked up to the plasma extraction equipment. Then it says one pharmaceutical company guerifos g r i f o l s which is based in barcelona spain runs 17 plasma donation centers along the us mexican border But there are other companies too Then it says us immigration agencies have done little to stop the stream of mexicans using their b1 and b2 visas
[25:19] To visit these plasma centers in an interview with ard german tv Former plasma center employees say they routinely recommend their clients lie to us customs and border patrol about the purpose of their visits Then it says there are 43 plasma donation centers located on the mexican us border While us plasma donation centers within the us receive about a thousand paid donations a week The ones on the mexican border receive more than double that more than 23 hundred donations per center per week Then it says and who knew this the payment you get depends on your body weight If you weigh between 110 and 149 pounds you receive 20 bucks a donation while donors between 175 and 400 pounds Earn 40 bucks a donation
[26:06] Then it says subterfuge is necessary because at best crossing to the us to donate plasma For money falls into a questionable area of the law and as of yet according to the german tv report There haven't been any investigations or prosecutions of plasma labs by the us government So then what's the plasma used for blood and vaccines rank among the most valuable of us exports in 2018 the us collected 41 million liters of plasma intended for the production of medicine and almost half of that was shipped abroad Around 78 of blood plasma is exported to germany spain And austria where griefos csl and other operators have high-tech plasma processing plants a large portion of the drugs produced then Are re-imported and sold back in the us then finally it says based on the german tv report
[26:57] They estimate that nearly 10 000 mexican citizens donated plasma at five griefo centers that they monitored in just a two-week period And since a typical mexican worker and see that Juarez across the border makes around nine bucks a day 20 bucks from a plasma donation covers many basic needs like food electricity diapers and clothes Well, all I have to say is that's pretty pathetic and yet another reason to hate big pharma They're at it again But at least the donors are mexican citizens who have permission to cross the border legally for what that's worth South you've been listening to the expat files living in latin america If you need some help with your own plan b we can schedule a one-on-one phone or skype consult Just send me an email the expat files at gmail.com
[27:44] And if you want to get on the waiting list for my next week-long expat insider seminar in central america Where you're guaranteed to get a two to five year head start on your plan b. Send me an email the expat files at gmail.com nos vamos