Mexico | Socialist Action 1983

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30,000 police.

policies, to less than $30 per week, while cases greater.

drink of the World Cup'.

Organisers of over 5000 people who are still homeless from last year's earthquake in Mexico are threatening to invade the pitch during the World Cup. The Mexican government is spending $6 million on security plans involving Ticket sales are slow. The average Mexican wage has sunk, thanks to IMF imposed austerity speculators have driven prices up to twice this for a ticket. But the organisers won't lack money. The 12 multinationals who have reached the exalted status of 'official sponsor' are thought to have paid a minimum price of $7 million for the privilege. The exact tigure is secret and in many For example, for a paltry $10 million enough to rehouse all the remaining earthquake victims — Coca Cola will get four billboards on the pitch and the right to call itself 'the official

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