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The government is trying to push a law to make us pay the 19% of the price ADDITIONALLY to basic food
Colombia is already top 4 on most expensive taxes in the world.
Colombia is also one of the most corrupt countries and our political parties do nothing to fix that
Colombia is already top 4 on most expensive taxes in the world.
Colombia is also one of the most corrupt countries and our political parties do nothing to fix that
19.6% of our population lives in extreme poverty and 35.7 in general poverty.
i know people that barely can eat and now, they are going to make us pay almost a fifth of what each thing we buy cost.
Since the pandemic started a lot of people have lost their jobs
i know people that barely can eat and now, they are going to make us pay almost a fifth of what each thing we buy cost.
Since the pandemic started a lot of people have lost their jobs
and the government handed out bonuses to sustain families, but not so long ago, those bonuses stopped, people like my dad can't find a job because their physical disability, and much others can't work since some establishments are still closed.
The government does not listen to the people, unless we protest.
if you want to support the situation in Colombia the best thing you can do is donate to colombians in need. I'll put some links below
if you want to support the situation in Colombia the best thing you can do is donate to colombians in need. I'll put some links below
btw adding before i forget
hundreds of social leaders have been killed by terrorist groups, this people try to help those in need and put their lifes on risk just to make the community better. we've been asking the goverment to give them constant protection and they say they will, but every week
more than 3 of them die. Numbers that are a little better than last year when every month more than 70 died, but still horrifying to see
more than 52 social leaders have died this year so far
we are a country of farmers, and every day more than 168 people are expelled from their homes and farms.
indigenous and poc have been asking for help, and there are places where THE GOVERMENT AND ARMY NEVER HAS BEEN!!
Colombia is the No 1 country where people are expelled.
indigenous and poc have been asking for help, and there are places where THE GOVERMENT AND ARMY NEVER HAS BEEN!!
Colombia is the No 1 country where people are expelled.
in 2020 Colombia registered more than 630 Feminicides, and this year it has increased by 8.8%, 93% of this crimes end on impunity. not only that but since lockdown started again, violence against women grew 67%
In Colombia the army gets a ''monetary compensation'' whenever they kill a terrorist, but this started a trend where THE ARMY SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US kills people who live in small towns and dresses them up as terrorist to get money, that's what we call ''falsos positivos''
more than 6402 people have died like this between 2000 and 2010, and more than 2000 by orders of Mario Montoya Uribe
during the pandemic, the houses that could only eat 1 meal a day got from 55.915 to 287.473 AND LAST WEEK OUR GOVERMENT ORDERED 14 PLANES THAT WHERE VALUED 3.788.626 DOLLARS or OVER 14 BILLION COP (COLOMBIAN PESOS)
keep on mind you need around 3600 Cop to have a dollar
our actual pressident has put over 20.000 MILLION Cop / 5 MILLION DOLLARS ONLY ON HIS PROPAGANDA
and over 6.000 MILLION COP OR 1.623.697 HAVE BEEN STEALED FROM THE LOCKDOWN BONUSES BY THE BANKS
and over 6.000 MILLION COP OR 1.623.697 HAVE BEEN STEALED FROM THE LOCKDOWN BONUSES BY THE BANKS
our goverment gave 370 millions to an mega corporation and 1 million dollars or 5 billion Cop to industries in general, where only 9% WHERE SMALL OR MEDIUM BUSINESS
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS, OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COUNTRY
