The document summarizes the main economic, social, and healthcare proposals of the two candidates in Colombia's 2010 presidential election, Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus.
Santos proposed not raising taxes and creating jobs, while Mockus proposed new taxes to address fiscal deficits. Regarding social issues, Santos aimed to increase affordable housing and ensure free education, while Mockus promoted social housing and dialogue around education reform. Overall, the candidates differed in their tax and spending plans.
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1. Presidencial Elections
1. State and develop two of the main economic proposals
of Santos and Mockus
Santos:
1. In his economic platform, Juan Manuel Santos stated
that in the case of being elected president will not raise
existing tax rates, nor create new taxes for Colombians. On
the other hand, is committed to improving the collection
system.
2. At work, Santos proposes to create 3 million jobs in his
four years of government, to do recovery work in the
field of social housing, strengthening foreign direct
investment (FDI) and infrastructure.
Mockus:
1. For its part Antanas Mockus, under the fiscal deficit
living public finances, proposes the creation of new
taxes and increased rates on the income tax and VAT.
2. For Mockus, is a basis to restore trade relations with
Venezuela and Ecuador, to recover in the short term,
the 150 000 jobs were lost when these countries
decided to close its borders with Colombia. .
2. Compare and look for differences
I see the difference that the presidential candidate Juan
Manuel Santos will not raise rates for existing taxes and
no new taxes created to Colombian and Antanas Mockus
Candidate to made in the course of the fiscal deficit living
public finances, proposes the creation of new taxes and
increased rates on the income tax.
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2. 3. State and develop two of the main social proposals of
each candidate, meaning education, healt and housing
Santos:
Dwelling: Juan Manuel Santos, present in Camacol
forum, proposed to double the number of houses and
build 300,000 a year.
Education: Santos will meet the art. 67 of the
Constitution, how? free education by covering with 1%
of the General System of Units for Education.
Health: We need a commitment from health to
achieve our goals: universal coverage insurance; POS
unified, inclusive, comprehensive, updated and
sustainable for all, will be generated tracer indicators
that demonstrate progress: maternal mortality, child
morbidity, related to chronic diseases such as
hypertension, diabetes, cancer, quality of service in terms
of ease of access.
Mockus:
Dwelling: Mockus promote the figure of the macro-
social interest in order to lower the supply of land, where
macroporyectos go beyond the four walls, including the
environment.
Education: Colombian presidential candidate Antanas
Mockus, the Green Party, spoke today about education in
the city of Medellin to win back young people who have
given great support over the Internet, and motivate them to
vote massively in the second round of 20 June
Health: We will make structural reforms in the health
system, based on a dialogue with patients, physicians,
nurses, hospitals, insurers, businesses and health care
institutions, researchers and local authorities,
4. Compare and look for differences
3. Candidates for the presidency has many differences in
housing, education and heath
Should you have the opportunity to vote either whom would
you vote
5.I should by vote for Juan Manuel Santos
6.
a. He is the candidate who has better offers
b. He is the candidate that more experience has in the
managings of country.
c. He is the candidate who knows more about of the
problems of the country