One in three people you see on the street anywhere in the Valencian Community lives in an economic situation that we can describe as a risk of poverty or social exclusion. They are no longer people who have nothing and need to want to move forward: invisible people that many city councils want to punish to show their desperation. They are people who have homes, are with us in markets or on public transport. They dragged this situation into the pandemic and got worse when they came out. They are the new poor: people who work but cannot make a living. Their salary is not enough to meet the minimum living conditions. This data that INE provided yesterday is prior to the current state. It is necessary to broaden the imagination to think about what these people, who are already going through bad days, will be like now with inflation exceeding double digits and not seen in 37 years. Making ends meet turned into an adventure. It is clear that there is a need for agreements, income agreements, agreements that our political class is not ready for. The situation is diabolical and worse because there is an “apolitical class” that offers silly but attractive solutions to those swimming in despair. Don’t trust anyone who offers you magic solutions. No. The storm is getting worse and the only thing to think about is who is more exposed. Measures such as the 2% upper limit on rent increases announced yesterday are undoubtedly on the right track. Now one of every three of us needs it.
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And if it turns out that Bonfires has a pending international projection? It is striking that half of the visitors to Alicante during the last festivities are foreigners. Mayor Barcala believes he has found a gold mine and is willing to invest in internationalizing the Bonfires among a populace who, as always in our compatriots, does not have to explain the difference to the Fallas and is smitten by a popular boom. city ​​dedicated to your celebration. Investment is not a theoretical concept: Barcala generally wants the City Council to “pay for the party”, so as not to impose annoying rates on the hotel industry, which is also inconsistent with his party’s message. They’re not doing well in the pre-election years either. Additionally, the “returns” on this investment can be substantial and incomplete.
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Source: Informacion
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