Social Services-
Many of basic social services in Chile have been privatized. These include the pension fund system, the health insurance market, and the education system. The few public ones that remain are poor. This creates a problem for the lower class members of Chilean society.
Voting-
The voting age in Chile is 18. Up until the 2013 elections, voting was mandatory. Chilean employers are required to give their employees at least two hours off so that they can go vote. This is a nice service that we do not get here in Indiana.
Embassies-
The Ambassador from the U.S. is Michael A. Hammer. The embassy is located in Santiago. There are no consulates.
The Ambassador from Chile is Juan Gabriel Valdes. The Chilean embassy is in Washington, DC. There are also consulates in Chicago, Houston, Las Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco.
Drug Trade-
Chile has recently become a transit route for drugs from its neighbours, especially Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. This is because of Chile's large unprotected borders, and also because of its bank secrecy laws, which make it easy to launder drug money. Cartels have begun to use Chile as part of their new routes to the United States and Europe to avoid the government crackdown. Consuming drugs have also become an increasing problem in young people and the upper classes because of Chile's growing economic prosperity. On the good side, as of yet the cartels do not have a foothold in the government.
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