Government of Puerto Rico ON SALE! GET IT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST !
"Cold, rich, and cheap!" "Cold, rich, and cheap!" "Ice cream of... <ejem>...I mean...<ejem>... government of Puerto Rico. Just as it appears, there is fantastic sale going on at very low prices. Hurry while supplies last! According to the local newspapers, it appears that large corporations are buying governmental leaders a prices that can't be beat. And what a deal they are getting. The President of the House of Representatives, Jose Aponte, is clamoring for a law of industrial incentives for capital intensive industries. Minerva Rivera, Director of the office regulating the health insurance industry (Administración de Seguros de Salud o ASES) has declared her opposition to a universal health coverage plan. PRICO under Boris Jaskille is promoting Microsoft to small businesses (most local businesses in PR are small scale), with the dream of exporting their goods to the outside world. "AH!" you might ask.. "What is so bad about that?" Well, superficial glance will shows a number of troubling issues. 1) Pharmaceutical companies have BILLIONS in yearly profits, and it seems somewhat abusive that a government that is going broke should give away more money. Remember when Puerto Rican bonds were degraded by Moodys? 2) The health insurance director alleges that she would agree to a universal plan if there is an increase in the part payed by the local government, which to remind the reader, almost 'went broke' a few months ago. The sad fact is that a universal plan would reduce the cost per-patient, rather than increase it; which only means excessive profits at the cost of the government and people of Puerto Rico. 3) What in the world is PRIDCO doing promoting Microsoft as if it were a used car salesman? Microsoft, like the pharmaceutical companies, make BILLIONS each year, and little is it in need of a governmental agency promoting it by selecting it under a patently obvious justification. Microsoft has a near monopoly of PC operating system, and little does it need the help of anybody. (Just the opposite.) It is sad now governmental leaders are so easily selling themselves and their citizens. It is sad to see that slavery has not disappeared in the twentieth century. Where are the rebel slaves?