First Math, Who brought the peso the furthest down from 56:1? Hipolito brought it much further, and even if it were a roller coaster ride why not raise it again and maybe drop it after he lost before inauguration? As for leonel bringing it down further with fiscal responsibility? I'm sorry but i just do not believe that the peso is really worth 28.8 to $1 US Dollar. I don't It is simply not worth that much, especially the way other economies have been shifting recently, I believe that rate is artificial and doesnt count.
Economics, you can only be soooo efficient. It sounds good, Leonel wants to cut waste and privitize. End result lost jobs. Maybe doesnt sound so severe, but, do it on the large scale... end result serious unemployment... never good
Note: Keynesian Economics, theory that generally is accepted as valid, partly do to, yes, a reasonable degree of waste, spending, economic circulation. Extra empolyees in an inefficient government operated system will spend that extra inefficient money on other things, example, Roosevelt, multiple government employment projects, example, multiple construction projects during hipolito, roads everywhere. But, unemployed do not contribute to this economic circulation, and efficiency no matter how you put it contributes to unemployment, just as automated computerized bankers hurt demand for live tellers, and automated 411 system results in more layoffs, and more competition, and less benefits.
As for CAFTA, yes i am dissapointed at some of the PRD members support for it as well, tho they have been more skeptical, and have been trying to appropriately compensate for lost revenue
As for calling the PLD and PRSC, the more moderate party ofr something of that effect, remember that the PLD was originally the PRD before the split, and those who were opposition to Balaguer, well they are lucky to be alive now. I would fear for freedom to see the PRSC back into power, maybe PRD jailed some critics for 2 days, they didnt have mass shootings and dissapearances, and questionings of the PRSC, back then there was seious political opression and fear for life.
If PRD were so bad, they wouldn't have had such a close loss in the election, and after all, they beat the PRSC by a longshot, PRSC barely had 10%. Not to mention constant polls had Leonel losing points fast, and Hipolito Gainig, remember in February PRD was drifting around 15%, I have never seen a candidate in my life gain so much ground in such a short time, nor have i seen someone (PLD) lose so much suoppor, In February they were almost 80%. Why? Because things drastically improved. Even the electricity was better, I could finally buy yogurt, after February there was so much electricity that transformers were blowing all around and yet EDENORTE came immediatly and fixed within an hour and a half. It was like NY, I remember actually asking my frieinds how far back the last blackout was. And complaining because juice was always ice frozen, heh the good old days, of course everyone was shocked when Hipolito lost and the lights still stayed on
Btw the way, I am from La Penda, La Vega,, needless to sayi am sad to see how everything continued to rise, Plantains now at $10 pesos??? geez, the peso so low, and prices still go up? I would like Leonel to try price control on goods, when the peso went down, he didnt force price reduction, the profits were eaten up by the large companies and not passed down to the average dominican.;or an investment in other forms of electricity, hydroelectric, coal, alternative fuels, as long as it is powered by diesel i think it will be hopeless.
Last I cannot believe he rose the price of cooking gas,
totaly hipocritical after runiing those ads about people cooking with fire, thanks to him... yes, I will continue to cook with fire, end rant
PRD Always
