We had a demonstration these days at the Congress of Deputies when Vox presented a motion of reprimand, to put it at least oddly, led by a professor of vast experience and undoubtedly intellectual power: Mr. Ramón Tames.
Perhaps the folkloric nature of the attempt prevents us from adequately assessing the message the former professor was trying to convey to Spanish society. We would do well to draw lessons from his speech, in the form of diagnoses and recommendations, that can help all Spaniards, whatever their ideas or ideologies, heal our country.
I’ll talk about the ones that seem most important to me. And I’ll let you judge the relevance.
Our language spoken by 600 million people in the world, Not available in some schools in Spain.
-Democratic memory is unrealistic and based on partisanship. There is no good or bad in a civil war, and in ours atrocities were committed on both sides. Now it’s about practically limiting them to one of these.
-Current government does not respect the separation of powers. Montesquieu is an annoying visitor.
-The government is supported by those who until recently used violence to achieve its aims, those who want to put an end to the parliamentary monarchy and the unity of Spain.
– The law that was previously called the criminal law of democracy has now turned out to be the penal law. herd code.
-The current government has passed 132 decree laws, a tool designed only for emergencies that have become a daily thing.
In 2021, there were an average of 46 housing “occupations” per day. Government services are useless to put an end to this scourge.
Successive governments of the PP and PSOE have increased the minimum wage by 64% since 2016, while production has fallen by 3.6%.
If the minimum wage is raised thoughtlessly, the new costs of competitiveness are something that employers incur, especially self-employed and small businessmen.
-Spain is the only major economy that has not yet reached pre-pandemic per capita income levels. Our unemployment rate is twice the European Union average. Those who are permanently fixed are implicitly made unemployed and financed.
-Our public debt amounts to 115% of GDP, which is a serious danger and unprecedented situation.
– Income inequality reached its maximum in Spain with this government, and we have a declining sector: in 2021, industry represented 15% of GDP, compared to 30% in 1970.
– This government has a real hatred of businessmen. In the governments of France or Germany, they will not see our people’s criticism of Inditex or Mercadona.
-We are unaware of what the 1.19 child fertility rate per woman means: we are heading towards demographic suicide. The replacement rate is 2.1 children per woman: we are becoming a crumbling town.
The government aims for a public health monopoly. If we can have the public-private cooperation system, which is the preferred model of rational management today, why?
You may or may not agree with Professor Tames’ arguments. But there is no doubt that their diagnosis stems from a deep and authoritative study conducted by a prepared and experienced person, which is much more than most of our politicians give us.
Let’s at least listen to them respectfully.