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E n May 2004 I wrote in the supplement that ran in the newspaper El Pais :

"The Uruguayan democracy is based on unwritten golden rule, but always true.

This law states that given a problem or crisis, the politicians and governments always put one of these three solutions:

a) Raising taxes or tariffs.

b) Borrow money or generate debt.

c) Put a traffic light.

is true that sometimes you have tried other responses to a serious issue, the problem in a locked safe, for example, but in general the golden rule is fulfilled to the letter.

One imagines the political veteran explained to the boys that start in the arts of government (which is often their own children):

"Do not worry, you can always raise taxes. The Uruguayan people is extraordinary. Here it is not as in Bolivia where a rise in rates will set fire to the country!

Or:

"Dear son, never hesitate to borrow, issue debt obligations or make a new series of bonds. Interest is pay much more later. And future generations do not vote!

The theme of the note was the energy dependence of Uruguay and my obvious anger came to see how governments followed one another without the issue be addressed, as it was not easily solved by a), b) or c) .

The same could be said about other complex problems, if left for later: the inefficiency of the state and its internal disparities, the decline of public education and the faculty, the progressive loss of security, the collapse of the prison system, the backwardness of the police, the dominant mentality in public office entire country, the growing concentration of poverty in childhood.

Today the Broad Front has six years in power. Time to diversify energy sources have taken some steps, but most of these problems persist and some of them heavy.

frontage Governments also have used the golden rule. Have increased tariffs and taxes (especially workers) have borrowed and although Montevideo compete with a good chance for the scepter of the world's grimy city, the placement of lights never stopped.

However, there is a novelty in the Golden Rule

The big news of Broad Front government was the inclusion of a new option within the traditional formula that politicians carry on our affairs.

We no longer have only a, b, c. Now we also have d. Uruguay

today now works:

Given a problem either, you can apply some of these solutions: raising taxes or fees (a) borrow money or borrow (b) placing a traffic light (c) or ...

d) Change the mode to assess the problem.

For example, in 2006 changed the criteria for measuring poverty and destitution.
few weeks ago, Interior Minister Eduardo Bonomi face of growing insecurity reported data based on a new way of measuring crime. (And the resignation of the Director of the Centre for Crime of the Ministry of Interior, the sociologist Rafael Patel).

Today was another example of option d). The High Council member Daniel Guasco to the resounding failure of Uruguayan students in the PISA proposed change the way you evaluate them, test them easier, more appropriate for a country whose education is an absolute disaster.

"We have to adjust the PISA or put more on the ground in what is public and private education in Uruguay" told El Pais . One can imagine

new dialogues between leaders of the Front veterans advising the boys that start in politics:

"Do not drown in a glass of water. If a problem is very serious, you'll find another way to measure that yields better results.

is the model Bonomi, Guasco, Kirchner, Nery Pinatto.

President Jorge Batlle remember the inflamed breast proclaiming that this is a serious country. And I remember when President Jose Mujica promising a front.

Mujica certainly going to make. It seems difficult but is easy. Just change the way you measure the quality of countries.

Tip: If you start measuring from the bottom up, we got faster. Leonardo

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