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Originally Posted by THE GDP
I see every body here talking about the power situation and it's true it looks like we understand that it's Ok to be with out power for a few hours every day, but our culture is use to "Trujillo/ Balaguer" Paternalism, but the reality these days is if we don't pay our public services we can't have them. For what I see here must of you leave or leaved in the US, if that is the case "HEY" you pay your "BILLS" right?! Provably we can improve the electricity generation when ALL OF US HERE IN DR (Lower class, middle class and the wealthy) pay for the power we consume, understand I’m against the METRO S@%! But the electricity issue can be worked on, now not having the right environment to educate our children and youth, not having enough beds in the hospitals or enough drugs to give to a patient are things Diandino and Leonel have to think about!!!!
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Actually, most people that can afford to pay their electricity bills actually pay it. The problem are those poor folks in the fringe of society who want luxuries they can't afford. They simply tap into the system illegally and voila, they got "Luz" for free!
If all people who could not afford electricity simply live according to their means then the electric issue would be resolved.
About the hospital deal, that is true. However, walk into any public hospital just to look around and in many cases, illegal immigrants (mostly Haitians) outnumber tax paying Dominicans at these places.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that people who are not recognized by the government (ie. illegal immigrants) should not receive services they were not meant to receive. The same goes for schools, they are crowded, but Dominicans are not the only kids attending these schools.
Remember, the Dominican Republic is taking care of Dominicans and Haitians and a host of other people who are using services that were meant to go to Dominicans who paid their taxes.
See the problem when you try to be "nice".