tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post8649003366741094561..comments2024-03-28T11:30:20.005-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: One determined soulTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-5425505209955994482007-12-21T06:20:00.000-06:002007-12-21T06:20:00.000-06:00stats for per capita income are useless without su...stats for per capita income are useless without supporting information regarding equality of income distributionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-53218491972942267042007-12-20T09:39:00.000-06:002007-12-20T09:39:00.000-06:00"Actually I live with my father, mother, a nephew ..."Actually I live with my father, mother, a nephew and my sister who is 23."<BR/><BR/>My guess would be that this is translated from "Actualmente vivo con mi padre...", "I currently live with my father..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-89444723570633505052007-12-19T16:26:00.000-06:002007-12-19T16:26:00.000-06:00Just because a Country's per capita income has 're...Just because a Country's per capita income has 'reportedly' increased 40% does not mean in reality income is any good, particularly if the price of goods rises or persons such as the young lady can not find work.<BR/><BR/>What was reported on this blog a while ago? A guy (supporting a family of 4) was making all of 3 dollars a day? ... up from 1.75? The job situation must be great in El Sal, that's why so many are here in the US looking for work, es verdad?<BR/><BR/>You have to realize those statistics also include the big wage earners and the poorest added together, then multiplied. Yes, the top wage earners (millionaires, govt, etc) have made better money with the trade agreements.<BR/><BR/>The income gap is highly disproportionate. The same goes for Chile.<BR/><BR/>As for the Constitutional stuff, El Sal has a rotten record on human rights, maybe that was a side thought in her letter. Youth with no employment contribute to the gang problem and the highest murder rate in the world. She does mention the social situation not getting better but worse.<BR/><BR/>I wish her the best of luck down there. I hope she does well and succeeds in her endeavors.Bosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271339861082782863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-3876555157651413182007-12-19T11:12:00.000-06:002007-12-19T11:12:00.000-06:00At least one of your specific criticisms is unfair...At least one of your specific criticisms is unfair: the juxtaposition of bus fares and constitutional rights may be read to mean that Con Law is not her forte, or it could be read to mean that her writing & organization are not strong (and that she is actually talking about two different things).<BR/><BR/>As to your general criticism, I think that the young woman has as a pretty respectable hold on the facts for a poor, 22 year-old Salvadoran, and I am wont to believe that a poor, 22 year-old Salvadoran has got some mean odds against them, so I for one don't blame the young lady for lamenting her lot. Is victimhood the way out of her situation? Of course not, but it seems to me she's got a lot on the ball to be commended for and in the greater scheme of things, and a little sense of righteous resentment can be an empowering thing to help her own her situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-52912121943697550192007-12-18T23:48:00.000-06:002007-12-18T23:48:00.000-06:00I sympathize with the young woman's plight, but I ...I sympathize with the young woman's plight, but I wonder if she is acquiring the knowledge and thought processes required to be a good lawyer.<BR/><BR/>She complains that tuition and transportation have gone up... and somehow jumps straight into <I>they are violating our human rights given to us by the constitution</I>. It appears that Constitutional Law is not her forte at this time.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what History and Comparative Development Economics she is taking, since there are <I>never any</I> positive social, economic or political changes. And this in a country <I>that has increased its per capita income by 40% in constant dollars since 1989</I>.<BR/><BR/>Is there «prejudice against youth because many youth haven’t been able to find jobs» or are there simply very few jobs available? Could it be that there are few jobs because this is a country that discourages factories, discourages the power plants and roads that factories require, and is -generally speaking- afraid of all industry? (including, of course, the extractive industries which are the foundation of development elsewhere from Chile to Canada and from Brazil to Russia).<BR/><BR/>I wish the young lady the best, but if I were her academic advisor, I would emphasize coursework in Economics, Business Law, Logic, History, and I would go very light on Victimology 101.El-Visitadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823897085882597971noreply@blogger.com