Nals, I always thought there was a trade off here. In return for being allowed to exploit the country...the government (wealthy) agree to take care of the poor at a bare minimum standard. So they get electricity. As for the Haitians...they would not be here if the rich did not want them here. They are here to do labor at very low prices and in return the trade off kicks in. You can't have people laying around dying for lack of health care. Although that does happen to some extent. The middle class, caught in the middle, pay their taxes and probably give up the most. But I doubt it has that much to do with being nice.
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Originally Posted by Nal0whs
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".
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