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Originally Posted by cobraboy
It's a cultural thing. The US had the exact same problem once. All it took was consistent education, some stiff sanctions (NOT stiff Sankies  ), and time to create a cultural shift.
The very fact Dominicans ARE proud just makes the process easier.
If I was ever elected President of the DR, I'd pledge to do four things:
-clean up the garbage permanently
-establish a REAL non-partisan Civil Service system
-establish viable electronic data systems for the government
-establish a more effective tax collection system. |
Here we go again with the 'I remember when' and the 'what if's'. All fine if we're going down memory lane.
Rocky, you of all people, comparing the U.S. to the DR. Campaign and all nothing would have really been done about trash in the States without hefty fines and the seat belt issue? That didn't come about until the car manufacturers had to pay out millions in law suits. Again, people didn't really start buckling up until hefty penalities were enforced.
The point of my post was not to talk about how other countries changed their litter problems, the point was to offer 'real' suggestions and start taking care of the problem now.
So even if we started a gigantic ad campaign, who's going to clean up the garbage that's currently on the streets and beaches?
The Domincan people are clean, don't you see the clothes hanging out to dry every weekend and see women sweeping their dirt floors clean every day? They'd put their garbage in a trash container if they new someone was going to pick it up.
This is not a cultural thing, it is an economic thing. The government officials are concerned about lining their pockets, the poor are concerned about feeding their families and the ex-pats, well, they're worried about.... well, they bitch about a lot of things and do very little to enact what they bitch about.
Now we're at over 400 views on this thread and only one person has PM'd me to discuss serious solutions. Why?