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Mula
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Have to be 60 or is it 62?
And go to the local DIF.
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Marla Daily
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Hi—I read it on the internet doing research about INAPAM. I also read there are now more than a million retired Americans living in Mexico. (The most
popular places: #1 Lake Chapala; #2 San Miguel de Allende; #3 Puerto Vallarta; #4 Baja California Sur; #5 Mazatlan; #6 Huatalco, #7 Puerto Escondido,
#8 Merida and #9 the River Maya.)
There are dozens of sites that describe the card and its discounts. With an INAPAM card, discounts include medical care, airline and bus tickets;
entrance fees to concerts, museums, and archaeological sites; and on property taxes. No one over 60 is forced to use the card. It is available to
those who would like it.
As an aside, non-discriminatory laws are the framework which define civilized society. The Mexican constitution forbids discrimination against
non-citizen residents. I would rather politely question inequitable practices in my little town before participating in supporting them blindly, no
matter which side of the fence one is on.
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bajaguy
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I have used my card in and around Ensenada. Got a great discount at COSTCO on a major purchase
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Hook
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I hear what you're saying, lencho, but it's still discrimination. Period. Regardless of whether it's more fair to the poor locals or not, it's
supposedly against the law.
And if they can ignore that law, then they can ignore laws protecting a foreigner's right to own land or own a boat in this country or whatever they
choose.
Maybe the next land reform movement in Mexico will be at the expense of "rich" foreigners like you and me and to the benefit of the poor Mexicans.
Would that be OK?
It's a slippery slope..............even if my example is very unlikely.
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weebray
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Lencho, You put a final exclamation point to this dead horse. Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comment.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
Why should it subsidize an outsider who having made little or no previous investment into the society, suddenly arrives and expects the same support
as someone who passed a whole lifetime contributing to the local energy pool? I'm impressed that foreigners can even qualify for
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Although we've been here over 20 years and I have the old Insen card, you're making a very valid point.
I was surprised when my Mexican friends told me I was eligible.
For most expats it's just something of a bonus, since most can readily pay the freight without this subsidy.
Have to admit I took advantage of it. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, kind off. 
[Edited on 12-18-2013 by vandenberg]
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