AIG in Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico

AIG in Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico

Well President Obama is not happy with AIG and neither are the American people. It would appear that this company plans to honor various employment contracts and are awarding over 165 million in bonuses to those who oversaw the company’s crisis.

AIG, says the President, is in trouble because of recklessness and greed and in no universe should their actions be awarded. This money is coming from the taxpayers who are currently bailing them out so they can continue to help what is being called Main Street.

These actions have been labeled outrageous by Larry Summers, Director of the White House’s National Economic Council for President Obama and AIG has already received 173 billion in US bailout funds making the single largest recipient. (more…)

IMSS vs Private Health Care

IMSS vs Private Health Care

We recently know of a medical experience we would like to share with our readers.

A young woman went to a doctor in Chapala and had a sonogram which showed a large cyst on her ovary.

As she had IMSS she contacted them that day, a Wednesday, and was told to go to the Chapala IMSS office to get the proper paperwork at 6:00 am Thursday morning. She did but it took another day to get everything into place and she was to meet the IMSS person on the following Monday. When she met the person on that following Monday she was told they would call her with an appointment asap for Clinic 89 in Guadalajara. The doctor in Chapala had told her that there was a risk of rupture or torsion so speed was of the essence as the ability for her to have children in the future could be at stake which she had told IMSS from the outset. (more…)