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Three homeless children on the grass in front of wall of flyers that advertise politicians that painted over them reads, "NORMALES RURALES SOLUCION" which translates to "Solution to Normal Rurals" in reference to the schools in the rural area. The boy at the center takes his pants off while the other boy helps him. The boy on the left watches. Plastic trash surrounds them. The 80's were considered the "lost decade" because of Mexico's debt crisis. This was due to the falling oil prices that left Mexico without foreign currency to pay off its $80 billion debt. This in effect, increased high levels of unemployement. In 1981, 52.5 percent of households in Mexico were considered poor. Tres niños sin hogar en el pasto frente a la pared de volantes que anuncian a los políticos que pintaron sobre ellos dicen, "NORMALES RURALES SOLUCION", que se traduce como "Solución a los rurales normales" en referencia a las escuelas en el área rural. El chico del centro se quita los pantalones mientras el otro chico lo ayuda. El niño de la izquierda mira. La basura plástica los rodea. Entre 1983 y 1988, los años 80 fueron considerados como la "década perdida" debido a la crisis de la deuda de México. Esto se debió a la caída de los precios del petróleo que dejó a México sin monedas extranjeras para pagar su deuda de $ 80 mil millones de dolares. Esto, en efecto, aumentó los altos niveles de desempleo. En 1981, 52.5 por ciento de los hogares en México eran considerados pobres.
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