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eric5014 t1_j8fm9hl wrote

Women are still travelling by having their fathers/husbands/etc or taxis (which in some cases adds to distance travelled, although there would be many more women who don't travel due to the difficulty).

I think counting registered vehicles is better than counting licensed drivers. Total distance driven is probably better again for comparing number of crashes. And passenger-distance better again for comparing number of road deaths.

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ACorania t1_j8fl80n wrote

And this is why we are such a rich state. <checks stats> oh... wait...

In all seriousness this has caused a surplus with the state funds but things get all jacked up with how they can get spent or not. It is our local political fun apparently.

"Also... a greener economy is right on the horizon! Let's get big into oil!"

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studude765 t1_j8fkzuh wrote

>Its not so simple. After all, some of the largest oil producing companies are SOEs (Equinor and Aramco being examples).

Both of these are publicly traded/have private shareholders...sure the state does own the bulk of the equity, but they are partially private and have to publicly report financial results. The other primary difference is that their profits are not solely used to fund the government/they are not operated in that ways as a source of tax revenue...both of these 2 companies have a line between the BOD and the government, which is not the case with PEMEX or Venezuela's oil company (which report directly to the government).

>The issue with venezuela's oil production decline may be down to lack of investment and mismanagement but that isn't really the case for Mexico.

Yes it is the case for Pemex...Pemex profits accounted for about 25% of Mexico's government revenues. Literally the first article that came up below...it's pretty well known that a lack of investment is the main reason for Pemex's long-term declining production.

https://money.cnn.com/2012/08/17/news/economy/mexico-oil/index.html

>That has more to do with demand for domestic oil production increasing in the US, which means less demand for Mexican oil.

Pemex can sell oil to anybody...oil is a globally traded commodity...they don't need just the US to buy it.

>You can see the result of that for New Mexican oil and Mexican oil production. One goes up whereas the other goes down because people are buying less from Mexico.

This is primarily due to the declining production of Pemex oil...

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Stoyfan t1_j8fka74 wrote

Its not so simple. After all, some of the largest oil producing companies are SOEs (Equinor and Aramco being examples). The issue with venezuela's oil production decline may be down to lack of investment and mismanagement but that isn't really the case for Mexico.

That has more to do with demand for domestic oil production increasing in the US, which means less demand for Mexican oil.You can see the result of that for New Mexican oil and Mexican oil production. One goes up whereas the other goes down because people are buying less from Mexico.

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What-Fries-Beneath t1_j8fi2il wrote

People go in the other direction because front end development is challenging and fun, but absolutely HORRIBLE work to do for other people on teams where everyone else is late/lazy and you have to constantly pick up the slack: for less money, and far less respect.

Edit: It's important to mention just how awful it is to have everyone tell you how "easy" and "simple" things are because they're so familiar with the output. If you want to get stabbed come say something like "it's just a calendar" to me in person.

- Front end dev who "retired" to mathy stuff.

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mushpuppy t1_j8fh62v wrote

The early 80s were when the US govt under Reagan switched its emphasis from grants to loans. Suddenly colleges didn't have to look to the US govt for funds anymore; they could get students desperate for a better life on the hook.

Before Reagan, states covered approximately 65% of the cost of college, and the fed govt covered another approximately 15%. Now, though, those numbers are reversed, as students cover approximately 80%.

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