Bolivian news report on the disability rights protest
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...suprastate deputy Eddie Romero said that the protestors' requests are not feasible
Meanwhile, Senator Carlos Mauro criticized the government for failing to meet these demands .
...To meet social demands that are fair
they should at least recognize the need
for a working group to see where the funding for the pension
that the disabled are asking for could come from
It is a shame that the president is rejecting their demands
without having done a feasibility study on giving the disabled a pension
that is deserved and justified.
Unless we tighten the waist belt and stop wasting
the amount of money that we waste on the president's travels
and invitations to bring celebrities to Bolivia
we can't know whether we can give a pension of 500 bolivianos (USD$73)
but at least we should do a study to see how much can be given.
Obviously...imagine an increase
for people who are doing nothing productive in this country.
The president has indicated today that it is a lot
it's like having the budgets of three ministries for example,
giving the amount they are asking for
and they are asking for it with a stubbornness that is really worrying
The minister of justice has indicated today
the an NGO gave $100
to every protestor participating in this demonstration
So we believe that the disabled
are not only acting out of pride and arrogance
but they are also acting in a very stubborn way
...the state cannot distribute
large amounts of money to people who do nothing
if it did, everyone would ask the state for a lot of money.