I was talking to my friend last night and she told me that the power company had shut her mother's power off after a RD$ 2,500 was not paid. That amount was for one month's worth of electricity. It seems that there are many more resident who have outrageuos bills and before any investigation is launched, the power company just shuts people power off.
I have been to the lady's house and the only thing that uses power of any magnitude is her refrigerator. They cook with gas and they have a fan to cool themselves off. Only in a Banana Republic.
The civil disobedience experienced in the middle east will soon spread to Dominican Republic if the politicians and others in positions of power continue to treat the poor as peasants. Then those idiot will be walking around scratching their heads wondering why people are so mad, that they want to march and turn to violence.
Many poor people are experienceing this as part of everyday life while the president goes to JORDAN. A lot of help that is going to do for the average Dominican.
But Dominican abroad have to share some of the blame. They need to raise their voices in protest of the Island's corruption, instead of just visiting with the latest hairdo, sneakers, clothes and a few hundred dollars just to let those remaining on the island know that they have made it. In fact they need to bear more of the responsibility to elevate the standard of living for the average Dominican.
This might seem as if it off track when it comes to a Power Company and a bill, but believe me it is all intertwined. It is foolishness like the antics of the power companies, realestate being unaffordable by most of the Dominican people, rents that consume half or more of Dominicans income, that is adding to frustration which is an explosive powder keg. All that will be needed is for a "ELECTRIFYING" dynamic individual to come along who will "SPARK" the people to revolt. A Chavez, a Castro and everyone will be wondering what happened, why are those Dominicans so mad?
Something has to be done in Dominica Rep. before it turns into a worse catastrophe than it already is.
I have been to the lady's house and the only thing that uses power of any magnitude is her refrigerator. They cook with gas and they have a fan to cool themselves off. Only in a Banana Republic.
The civil disobedience experienced in the middle east will soon spread to Dominican Republic if the politicians and others in positions of power continue to treat the poor as peasants. Then those idiot will be walking around scratching their heads wondering why people are so mad, that they want to march and turn to violence.
Many poor people are experienceing this as part of everyday life while the president goes to JORDAN. A lot of help that is going to do for the average Dominican.
But Dominican abroad have to share some of the blame. They need to raise their voices in protest of the Island's corruption, instead of just visiting with the latest hairdo, sneakers, clothes and a few hundred dollars just to let those remaining on the island know that they have made it. In fact they need to bear more of the responsibility to elevate the standard of living for the average Dominican.
This might seem as if it off track when it comes to a Power Company and a bill, but believe me it is all intertwined. It is foolishness like the antics of the power companies, realestate being unaffordable by most of the Dominican people, rents that consume half or more of Dominicans income, that is adding to frustration which is an explosive powder keg. All that will be needed is for a "ELECTRIFYING" dynamic individual to come along who will "SPARK" the people to revolt. A Chavez, a Castro and everyone will be wondering what happened, why are those Dominicans so mad?
Something has to be done in Dominica Rep. before it turns into a worse catastrophe than it already is.