tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655683135628692725.post8895638724217863627..comments2024-03-22T00:38:12.095-07:00Comments on Mike's Bogota Blog: Corruption: Here, There, EverywhereMiguelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388030533444193686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655683135628692725.post-21958334038421781522015-04-20T21:04:41.356-07:002015-04-20T21:04:41.356-07:00Hi Wayuusaying,
Thanks for your comment. I hope ...Hi Wayuusaying, <br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I hope that Edilberto's supporters support him because they believe in his values, and not just because he got them city jobs. <br /><br />Unfortunately, none of the issues discussed favor the poor. If Edilberto really did, as he's accused of, give a nutrition contract to an unqualified company, that would amount to stealing food from the mouths of babes. And the other things I mentioned aren't exactly favoring the poor, either (whether or not Edilberto had a hand in them). <br /><br />The Oxxo alcohol/junk food store belongs to the Mexican Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, who wants to be richer. And those kinds of processed junk food particularly hurt the poor, thru obesity, heart disease, etc. <br /><br />That's why Mexico passed a junk food tax. If only Colombia had the guts to do the same.<br /><br />As for the constructions on the hillside - I saw a new one today - those belong to elite universities, which are progressively privatizing what should be public open space, thus excluding the low-income neighbors in order to make more room for rich students and their cars. <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />MikeMiguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388030533444193686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655683135628692725.post-64943784776228256942015-04-19T11:38:52.818-07:002015-04-19T11:38:52.818-07:00Opportunists in Colombian politics are known to ac...Opportunists in Colombian politics are known to accuse and fabricate to get ahead. Edilberto is being supported by the community he serves in that same picture you posted. In any other country, any service providers that don't have qualifications are held responsible, not the person paying for the service.<br /><br />Let me ask you something, are in favour of the rich or the poor?<br /><br />Your subjective opinion of "ugly" buildings doesn't mean it's a crime or wrong doing to allow development in the community. Junk food?? Seriously? Go kick some rocks.wayuusayinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699904996538743501noreply@blogger.com