Ive had many personal conversations with friends and co-workers about the following!
im somehow abusing the dom rep people because i obtained cheap DR labor to build my house! The premise to my co-workers argument is that because I HAVE MORE MONEY i should PAY MORE!
My response is that it; is my fault that ive worked hard in the countries ive worked in...and it is my fault that ive accrued a fair level of wealth and it is my fault that i have chosen to build and spend my wealth in the DR .It is however NOT MY FAULT that the DR economy is so weak, and that my house was infact constructed off of the blood sweat and plantana of DR nationals (my DR contractor pays them their lowly wage in accordance with government rules)..a wage that i would NEVER work for.i also signed a contract stating the price i would pay ect ect. So many people have attacked me for 'building and occupying a mansion with big huge gates whilst the others (DR nationals)rot outside' in their 4 metre *6 metre hovels.
Must i hand over my wealth simply because im richer than they are...?????These people to my understanding have been surviving for generations on peas rice and plantane (sic)and nowhere in the world would anybody willingly accept being asked to pay more, simply because they have more in the bank. what about the money ive brought to this country and intend to spend at DR shops.....???????...every week $1000-1500 p/mth into the dominican economy ...plus bank investments!
This is a market not unlike any other...people should think about what this means and stop being such do-gooders
im somehow abusing the dom rep people because i obtained cheap DR labor to build my house! The premise to my co-workers argument is that because I HAVE MORE MONEY i should PAY MORE!
My response is that it; is my fault that ive worked hard in the countries ive worked in...and it is my fault that ive accrued a fair level of wealth and it is my fault that i have chosen to build and spend my wealth in the DR .It is however NOT MY FAULT that the DR economy is so weak, and that my house was infact constructed off of the blood sweat and plantana of DR nationals (my DR contractor pays them their lowly wage in accordance with government rules)..a wage that i would NEVER work for.i also signed a contract stating the price i would pay ect ect. So many people have attacked me for 'building and occupying a mansion with big huge gates whilst the others (DR nationals)rot outside' in their 4 metre *6 metre hovels.
Must i hand over my wealth simply because im richer than they are...?????These people to my understanding have been surviving for generations on peas rice and plantane (sic)and nowhere in the world would anybody willingly accept being asked to pay more, simply because they have more in the bank. what about the money ive brought to this country and intend to spend at DR shops.....???????...every week $1000-1500 p/mth into the dominican economy ...plus bank investments!
This is a market not unlike any other...people should think about what this means and stop being such do-gooders