The public services rates in Colombia have been one of the main problems during the Uribe’s administration, because even when we have the possibility to have lower charges, these politicians have not wanted to do or say anything, because of their agreements with multinationals that exist in Colombia.

Government supposedly astonished for increased public services:

A few months ago it was made a statement in which the government expressed its surprise about the increase that were having public services in Colombia, but the same politicians were the ones who made a deal under the table so that everything remains in this way.

The cynicism of politics in Colombia:

After the same government wanted the agreement so that the rate of public services in Colombia continue to rise as time went on, making statements that tried to make see to the Colombian people that in any way that this was not their fault.

Are efficient they public services in Colombia?

It is not a for anyone secret that the provision of public services in Colombia is not of a very good quality, since much of the time and blackouts occur and even there are certain people who have never had good sewerage or electric power service.

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The value added tax or also known as VAT is of the main problems that we have as citizens, because thanks to this tax our government gets revenue to work for us.

Increased taxes to support the war in Colombia:

During the last years of government we have found multitude of taxes that have been increasing by little, helping the government to receive enough funds to do some work for the country and obviously to be able to give everything needed to the army and continue the senseless war that we have at this time.

Increase in VAT from 8% to 16%:

There is no doubt that this concerns every one of the Colombians, as house expenditure grew and the people saw how their pockets went empty with this measure.

This measure taken by the Uribe’s government has been one of the most discussed, but nevertheless it seems that Colombians did not care much and continued all the same.

On the other side, some time ago they talked about taking measures to further increase the VAT, but after all our president retracted his words, (campaign time) to very surely return to take into account the extent to its new rereelection.

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Nowadays Colombian politics has had many economical changes that have affected large part of the national population, with taxes and even dismissals of certain public employees who have remained in the street only due to staff or capital reduction.

During the presidential term that Álvaro Uribe has had, there have been many layoffs for public employees in the country, but one of the most outstanding is the dismissal of 30,000 people at one stroke creating homeless families that have no livelihood and that surely will have to fall back on the programs created by him as families in action.

The dismissal of people incharged of the state has become very common in Colombian politics today, but despite all this many Colombians are still blind to what’s really happening in our country, thinking that the the so mentioned democratic security is the only correct answer for a better country.

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Besides the previous post about families in action this is just another attempt to try to covertly buy consciences, as our Colombian people has always had a way of thinking a little submissive.

For example in times of Pablo Escobar, this man gave houses and objects to the poorest,and even when they knew the capacity to kill and make terrorism of this drug dealer they put hum as a god, proving that no matter how little a donation or subsidy is, the people of this country will appreciate this act but not in the way it should be.

The labor reform presented a few years ago being defended by President Álvaro Uribe had many political consequences in Colombia, so to try to clear his name somehow he created this subsidy, which as explained is just another attempt to try to buy and keep consciences of the Colombian people.

Colombian politics usually always comes down to such acts, which should never happen but as we see is part of our culture and history and will be hard to change, because this man is supported by a large number of political parties with dubious people and also many fans from the population that although we show them in every way all the wrong things that have been made in the country they will never understand that social causes are more important than going to kill a guerrilla.

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Families in Action and unemployment benefits have been some of the ways in which the Colombian government has tried to hide a little each of the measures we have already tried to explain, giving alms to a few certain people in the country and thus changing their points of view.

Vote buying disguised in subsidies – Families in Action:

Many people who have talked to me have criticized my way of seeing things because the word alms should not be represented in such subsidies, but how would you call to the receiving of a few pesos after making a long line and be in that place thanks to the person delivering the same benefits? (question somehow complicated to understand :D).

A very simple example and that I have at hand, is that of a close family person who to be able to give a decent life to his son (my cousin) should wait long lines and even on occasions to spend her own money to recieve in some time the long-awaited benefit of families in action.

This example I always had it in my mind and I started the task of knowing no matter how, how much was what my familiar would get and I met the terrible surprise that it was 30,000 pesos (15 usd) :P.

Also, many other people say that kind of money, even it is only a few, will be very useful for a person who has nothing, they are totally right, but that money will not last long, not to say that will only last a few days.

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The situation of workers in Colombia is becoming worse, since the major reforms made in Colombian politics cause unfair treatment in terms of wage deserved by workers.

Worse benefits for the employee:

Several laws have tried to minimize costs by having an employee in any company in the country, standing out the laws 50 and 90, which were defended to the hilt by our president Álvaro Uribe, created a certain labor inestability for young people and reducing the cost of having an employee in any Colombian company.

Such changes affected mainly the reduction of compensation for unfair dismissal, reduced the payments for night work, extra hours, sunday and holidays, and also decided that the claiming back of fallen payments will cover only two years .

They also carried out some other changes such as reducing the minimum wage, and even every time they start dabating about the possible increase in the wage, they always try to achieve the lowest possible rate, to further support the entrepreneurs who already manage a lot of money.

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We as human beings get sick and so we have the right to go the hospital, unfortunately for the government of Álvaro Uribe we have found the liquidation of hospitals in Colombia, deteriorating more the health in Colombia.

Promotion of social crisis in Colombia:

The liquidation of all hospitals in Colombia is a fact, even today is one of the main themes in the Colombian news, since the state’s money is not enough to keep the health system, taking even some of the funds of retirement pension as we have shown.

Possible privatization of hospitals:

At this time we are facing a possible privatization of some hospitals in Colombia, which would give free way to corruption in these care centers, providing a worse service for the user.

There is no doubt that Colombia is every day getting closer to become a country full of private companies, no matter what kind of market are specialized in, only resulting in increased profits for owners or investors, giving a lower quality of life and work for each of the employees, even getting to intrude the health of a person.

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The end of the bonus for long time working in Colombia is a fact that was presented during the government of Álvaro Uribe, minimizing even more the rights that have each of the Colombians who have a stable job.

The bonus for long time working is a right of all:

The extra pay for long time working is a right which we had access if we could be working in a company for a certain amount of time, earning a salary increase as time passes like a reward for loyalty to the job.

Cancellation of the extra pay for long time working:

There is no doubt at this point that the elimination of this bonus is a further step that was taken to support the manager or owner of any business, and obviously continues to the deteriorating quality of life for the worker.

If we take seriously all the information we are sharing with you and analyze it from a neutral point of view, plus the two background that talk us about the social emergency crisis in Colombia, we’ll realize that only they are trying to create two types of social classes: the exceedingly rich and exceedingly poor.

We hope that you take a little more seriously that the elimination of the bonus for long time working during the Uribe’s administration, Colombia not only has problems with the FARC guerrillas, we also have social problems.

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After the increase of contribution weeks in Colombia as well as noting the problems of accessing to retirement pension in the country, we will find an scandalous and even greater topic about what has to deal with the seven-year term by Álvaro Uribe.

The bonus and the pensioners:

All people know the famous bonus, the extra pay that is given to people in Colombia since some time ago to encourage a bit more the economy of people.

Surely if you’re a pensioner you’re thinking in the same rights others have, so if you’re only recieving the pension, you deserve to get your 14 bonus, in other words the bonus which eliminated the government for not having enough resources to continue paying people what they deserve.

I think that there should be no doubt that the pension sector has recieved one of the hardest hit during the mandate of this gentleman, let’s hope everything begins to change and that a new voice achieve to establish in Colombia.

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As we explained retiring in Colombia is a problem, each time there are many more obstacles to prevent people from reaching the goal of 57 or 62 years of age to finally be able to recieve a pension which they have worked for during their lifes.

Not enough money for pensions:

On the other hand it has been well demonstrated that the health and pensions system in Colombia does not have enough money to handle the payment of everything above it, creating laws, changing the constitution and putting in debate many things only makes even worse the precarious economy that a large number of people living in Colombia have.

The privatization of health in Colombia:

In addition they have already started talking about private companies that could take care of it, which could result into the creation of an interesting market for people who are already wealthy and wishing to invest capital however.

Even the increase from 1000 to 1250 weeks to access to pension, combined with the difficulty to receive it makes life quality in our country decrease even more placing us in very low levels of accessing to this right.

Such things happen when people in power are only interested in increasing their capital regardless of the human factor.

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