Today at last I have some free time I've been reading the Uruguayan press. In addition to reading the classics such as El Pais, El Observador, La Republica and the Post Office in Punta del Este, I also like reading a newspaper online very strong and quite aseptic any political tendency, as Ultimas Noticias.
Reading sections, I go to read the columnists and I find two columnists writing about the same, on Uruguay, an outsider would think that they are two totally different countries. We transcribe
lines to see what I mean: Vision
Edgardo Ortuño (Member of the slope).
"... economic growth, progress in income distribution as a result of the recovery of salaries and pensions, the application of breads, advances in human rights and legislation, among others, define the positive balance of the initial period .
ghosts were exorcised. The predictions of "financial Pops," "military crisis" or "social conflict" gave way to stability, institutional strengthening, coordination and social sensitivity.
Uruguay has a president with record levels averaging a term of approval, and Tabaré, leadership necessary to undertake an ambitious project for the country and hope for its people .... " (see full text here )
Vision Ivan Posada (Member of the Independent Party).
"... Our Uruguay, which brought immigrants from all corners to give them the promised land, is no longer the horizon, dreaming of our children. The world tempts. Know that the future that we offer no paradigm. Why stay? This is the situation in Uruguay. The bet to mediocrity. Corporatism. To get caught up in fruitless discussions. It belongs to all long. Therefore, already brilliantly summed Carlos Quijano as: "A fool like us Easterners, vague and mediocre take our desires for reality, disregarding the facts when disturb our tranquility. In the same altar of unreality, all trades, we all do our reverential sacrifices, all live. It is a tacit and common hypocrisy .... " (see full text here )
agree that the country has achieved in recent years, poverty rates more chilling in its history and living an accelerated "Latin Americanization" marked by a decline in quality of life at all levels. There are structural poverty rates have marked the destiny of Uruguayan society for generations.
But my opinion is that amidst the current social crisis, economic place in the country, it is essential to fight and eradicate something that began with reformism Batlle, such as bureaucracy, cronyism and gestated by a so-called meritocracy Welfare State still alive in the social imagination, especially of the middle class.
is hoped that the "tower of Babel" to form the current ruling party is able to achieve what they presumed to Rep. Ortuño, fighting against what they denounced Rep. Posada.
But for now, what is seen in the current government is very well described in the companion LoboGris Uruguay Economic :
"... In practice economic interventionism in the developing countries the only hinder this process is accomplished in different ways:
- reducing the space for economic development through taxes, minimum wages, all kinds of bureaucratic obstacles to free enterprise, inflation, public spending, licenses and regulations that restrict competition, control prices, etc.
- hamper free exchange of technology, capital and ideas with other nations, through tariffs, protectionism, devaluation, etc.
- increasing production costs through subsidies, taxes, tariffs and devaluation.
difficulties to overcome poverty and underdevelopment are then a consequence of state intervention and the constellation of ideologies that underpin it unfortunately ... "
I know many Uruguayans have heard (and crave their eyes closed) that paradise social welfare called Sweden, well, that country has already realized that the welfare of the people does not come from the state and its policies.
hope that the current and future executive Uruguayan take note of the good examples and put aside their idols "banana" ...
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