In the Dominican Senate there are 32 senators who each collect RD$2,000,000 pesos per month or approximately US$60,000 (yes, that means that every one of them earns more than POTUS).
That's US$60,000 per month (out of the people’s coffers) while the average Dominican family takes home about US$240.
The sad part is that the average Dominican does not look at that scenario and hope to vote out the corrupt politicians. Instead, it motivates them to become corrupt politicians and the cycle continues.
Whenever I review this information I am less and less surprised with the rise in crime, especially robberies.
Strap yourselves in, with the price of crude going up daily things are going to get uglier.
RHM