El Dilema del Frente Amplio
Saludos a todos.
Escrito por don Juan Carlos, editor senior emérito.
El balance del gobierno de Gabriel Boric se caracterizó por una marcada polarización entre avances sectoriales y un severo deterioro institucional. En el ámbito positivo, su gestión materializó reformas laborales y sociales significativas como la reducción de la jornada laboral a 40 horas, el aumento histórico del salario mínimo y la gratuidad total en la red pública de salud para los tramos superiores de Fonasa. No obstante, estos hitos legislativos se vieron eclipsados por una deficiente conducción en materia de seguridad pública, marcada por la tardía reacción ante el crimen organizado y el desborde fronterizo, sumado a un estancamiento económico que cerró con un crecimiento promedio de apenas el 1,9% y un abultado déficit fiscal que encareció directamente el costo de la vida para la población.
La incapacidad de la administración para avanzar en la eliminación del sistema neoliberal y cumplir su promesa estructural respondió a severos candados políticos y económicos insalvables. Por un lado, el Ejecutivo operó en una constante minoría parlamentaria, lo que lo obligó a negociar y diluir sus propuestas de reforma con la oposición tradicional para mantener la estabilidad del país. Por otro lado, el contundente rechazo ciudadano a la propuesta de nueva Constitución en 2022 dejó intacto el marco regulatorio del libre mercado, forzando al equipo económico a aplicar recetas macroeconómicas tradicionales, de estricta responsabilidad fiscal ante la crisis inflacionaria, priorizando la calma de los mercados internacionales por sobre las transformaciones ideológicas de su programa original.
La Tumba de una Promesa
Finalmente, el término de su mandato consolidó una serie de beneficios económicos que generaron un profundo cuestionamiento ético en la ciudadanía, coronando a un exjefe de Estado formalmente jubilado a los 40 años de edad. Esta condición obedeció a la Constitución chilena, la cual consagró de forma automática una dieta vitalicia de aproximadamente 15 millones de pesos mensuales con el fin de resguardar la dignidad del cargo. A este ingreso se sumó un bono millonario por metas internas de oficina, cuya entrega provocó tal indignación que el Consejo Fiscal Autónomo debió eliminarlo para futuros gobernantes. Este desenlace selló la gran paradoja de un gobierno que llegó al poder prometiendo que Chile sería la tumba del neoliberalismo, pero que terminó financiando su retiro bajo las reglas de ese mismo modelo; una contradicción agravada por los graves casos de corrupción del Caso Convenios y el descalabro del Caso Monsalve que destruyeron su bandera de superioridad moral, provocando a la postre un masivo voto de castigo electoral contra la ineficacia de su gestión. Una demanda ciudadana mayoritaria que, al final del día, no pedía el desmantelamiento total del Estado ni la desprotección del trabajador, sino que las instituciones públicas funcionen con eficacia y sin corrupción.
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The Dilemma of the Broad Front
Greetings to all.
The balance of Gabriel Boric's government was characterized by a sharp polarization between sectorial advances and a severe institutional deterioration. On the positive side, his administration materialized significant labor and social reforms, such as the reduction of the workweek to 40 hours, the historic increase in the minimum wage, and total free healthcare in the public system for the higher brackets of Fonasa. However, these legislative milestones were eclipsed by a deficient leadership regarding public safety, marked by a delayed reaction to organized crime and border overflows, along with economic stagnation that closed with an average growth of barely 1.9% and a large fiscal deficit that directly raised the cost of living for the population.
The administration's inability to move forward with eliminating the neoliberal system and fulfill its structural promise was due to severe, insurmountable political and economic deadlocks. On one hand, the Executive operated under a constant parliamentary minority, forcing it to negotiate and dilute its reform proposals with the traditional opposition to maintain the country's stability. On the other hand, the overwhelming public rejection of the proposed new Constitution in 2022 left the free-market regulatory framework intact, forcing the economic team to apply traditional macroeconomic recipes of strict fiscal responsibility in the face of the inflationary crisis, prioritizing the reassurance of international markets over the ideological transformations of its original program.
The Grave of a Promise
Finally, the end of his term consolidated a series of economic benefits that generated deep ethical questioning among the citizenry, crowning a former head of state formally retired at 40 years of age. This condition was due to the Chilean Constitution, which automatically established a lifelong pension of approximately 15 million pesos per month to safeguard the dignity of the office. To this income was added a millionaire bonus for internal office goals, the delivery of which caused such public outrage that the Autonomous Fiscal Council had to eliminate it for future rulers. This outcome sealed the great paradox of a government that came to power promising that Chile would be the grave of neoliberalism, but ended up financing its retirement under the rules of that very same model. This contradiction was worsened by the serious corruption cases of the Convenios Case and the collapse of the Monsalve Case, which destroyed its banner of moral superiority, ultimately provoking a massive electoral protest vote against the inefficiency of its management. A majority public demand that, at the end of the day, did not ask for the total dismantling of the State or the lack of protection for the worker, but rather for public institutions to function with efficiency and without corruption.
The Dilemma of the Broad Front
Greetings to all.
The balance of Gabriel Boric's government was characterized by a sharp polarization between sectorial advances and a severe institutional deterioration. On the positive side, his administration materialized significant labor and social reforms, such as the reduction of the workweek to 40 hours, the historic increase in the minimum wage, and total free healthcare in the public system for the higher brackets of Fonasa. However, these legislative milestones were eclipsed by a deficient leadership regarding public safety, marked by a delayed reaction to organized crime and border overflows, along with economic stagnation that closed with an average growth of barely 1.9% and a large fiscal deficit that directly raised the cost of living for the population.
The administration's inability to move forward with eliminating the neoliberal system and fulfill its structural promise was due to severe, insurmountable political and economic deadlocks. On one hand, the Executive operated under a constant parliamentary minority, forcing it to negotiate and dilute its reform proposals with the traditional opposition to maintain the country's stability. On the other hand, the overwhelming public rejection of the proposed new Constitution in 2022 left the free-market regulatory framework intact, forcing the economic team to apply traditional macroeconomic recipes of strict fiscal responsibility in the face of the inflationary crisis, prioritizing the reassurance of international markets over the ideological transformations of its original program.
The Grave of a Promise
Finally, the end of his term consolidated a series of economic benefits that generated deep ethical questioning among the citizenry, crowning a former head of state formally retired at 40 years of age. This condition was due to the Chilean Constitution, which automatically established a lifelong pension of approximately 15 million pesos per month to safeguard the dignity of the office. To this income was added a millionaire bonus for internal office goals, the delivery of which caused such public outrage that the Autonomous Fiscal Council had to eliminate it for future rulers. This outcome sealed the great paradox of a government that came to power promising that Chile would be the grave of neoliberalism, but ended up financing its retirement under the rules of that very same model. This contradiction was worsened by the serious corruption cases of the Convenios Case and the collapse of the Monsalve Case, which destroyed its banner of moral superiority, ultimately provoking a massive electoral protest vote against the inefficiency of its management. A majority public demand that, at the end of the day, did not ask for the total dismantling of the State or the lack of protection for the worker, but rather for public institutions to function with efficiency and without corruption.



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