tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492462.post9123045428212541089..comments2023-12-27T05:36:10.037+11:00Comments on Bolivia Rising: Evo Morales hands out gas bonanza fairly, critics left looking stupidBolivia Risinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07931217260294325442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492462.post-54935795817162190442008-07-24T09:16:00.000+10:002008-07-24T09:16:00.000+10:00Interesting point on the level of the wages being ...Interesting point on the level of the wages being paid: by who? the industrialists who pocket the profit, the outside investors in mines and industry?<BR/><BR/>I suggest that the state should stay away from setting the level of salaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492462.post-27684839327462866252008-07-23T07:34:00.000+10:002008-07-23T07:34:00.000+10:00Yes, fiscal discipline is great, but it's not ever...Yes, fiscal discipline is great, but it's not everything. Pre-revolutionary Cuba's best financial year was 1958, just before Batista's downfall. In the 1970s, Central America's economy was booming...on paper, whilst the majority languished.<BR/>My point is that great fiscal balances need to translate into tangible benefits (e.g. improvement of salaries) and not merely State handouts. To be sure, nobody can blame Evo for the global price hikes that are impacting upon ordinary Bolivians, but maybe a bit more attention to urban workers' buying power would go a long way to stabilizing the MAS project. If Bolivia's economy is as strong as you say, there is no excuse for leaving wages as they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com