Social security and historical bankruptcy

A few days ago, at a meeting where the business leaders once again insisted liquidate all traces of solidarity from the pension systemone of its highest representatives delved into the strategic goal of the mentioned economic sector.

In particular, the statement of the spokesperson of the sector economically dominant countries proposed deepening the transformation the entire social structure of the country, which led to a major structural reform.

It is clear, therefore, that the business proposal for the structural reform of the pension system, which includes the complete establishment of the infamous model of individual accounts managed by private companies, as well as the so-called the parametric reform is considered by the economically dominant sectors as the first step in deepening the neoliberal structural reform. Then would come elements such as the destruction of electricity Labor law, privatization of education and healthcare, increase in ITBMS, among other measures.

From the above, it can be concluded the reason why the business management intends to go down the path of its perverse objective image of Panama society with social security reform.

It is clear that social security, by all accounts, the front where the population and its social organizations can have the greatest resistance. This is not only because of the sensitivity of the issue, but also because it directly affects 77.1% of the population, including the middle class. Therefore, if the corporate leadership succeeded in defeating the social movement in the field of social security, it would leave it practically divided, paving the way for the completion of the transformation. the retrogradeness of the entire Panamanian society, as suggested.

It is interesting, for understanding the tactics of the economically dominant sector, that despite the fact that newspaper La Prensawho acts as the unofficial mouthpiece of the economically dominant sectors, admits in his announcement of January 18, 2023 that “it is likely that nothing will be done in an election year”, insists on continuing to heat up the issue of social security with an obvious purpose: terrorize the population and condition it accept your offer destroying solidarity.

For this reason, spokespeople for business leadership not only promote and support persecution through the judicalization of labor leaders and other sectors. They also distort the facts to achieve their goals.

Thus, for example, one of its most famous economists, analyzing the impact of informality on social security, forgets the fundamental fact: in April 2022, according to 108,715 informal workers worked in INEC in formal companies. It is obviously a matter of the way of presenting the facts, concealing the avoidance of certain businessmen in connection with their obligations regarding Social Security Fund.

Even more bizarre was the recent statement of another economist in of financial capital, according to which ACP will contribute to the state this year total B/. 2,000.0 million, which deserves two comments. First of all, the real figure is B/. 2,544.6 million. Second, he could not remember tax evasion business sector, which reaches 10.0% of GDP.

Considering the current situation, it is important that social movements and the middle classes not only understand the goals business leadership. It is necessary to denounce it, and strengthen the alternative on public, solidarity and social security universal, given the importance organization and mobilization. Is It is also necessary to understand that the defeat of the plans of business leadership would be the beginning of the transformation towards social justice of Panamanian society.