Reading the news this morning I came across an article that claims that the hovels in Costa Rica are far from being removed and that all the money destined to provide all these families with a real home has been put away for the past 2 years. A very alarming total of $39 355 993 was put on hold by the previous Costa Rica Housing Minister Fernando Zumbado and the new Minister, Clara Zomer has only been able to move $16 815 743 who are already assigned to different hovel families.
She seems to be in trouble since her position as the housing minister in Costa Rica will be over sooner than the time needed to provide a home for all these people. Costa Rica government has been creating problems over and over again and the process has been slower everyday. In my opinion it is ridiculous how the current president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez, has left aside very important issues, such as housing instead of making the best of his re-election, proving that he is still the president Costa Rica remembered. Right now the former winner of the Peace Novel Price is basically a joke for Costa Rica, given the fact that he has used his time as a re-elected president traveling and making appearances.
Right now all these low income families will have to continue living in terrible conditions until further notice. The only way out was apparently a newly proposed tax rate for houses in Costa Rica that cost more than $178.000 to finance housing for the low income families, which has been put on hold as well. If you think about it, most of the homes for sale in Costa Rica cost way more than that, meaning that the issue can easily be resolved if only they stopped traveling around and just sit and get things done. I honestly hate burocracy….
