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Wrting: Our Financial Situation Camila Lecca Rodriguez Paula Gil Urtecho
Wrting: Our Financial Situation Camila Lecca Rodriguez Paula Gil Urtecho
CAMILA:PER MONTH, THE BASIC PERUVIAN SALARY IS EQUIVALENT TO US $ 270 AND ONLY
EXCEEDS THAT OF MEXICO, WITH INCOME EQUAL TO US $ 144
EACH FAMILY SPENDS MONEY DIFFERENTLY AND HAS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHAT IT MEANS
TO HAVE A COMFORTABLE LIFE. DESPITE THIS, STAPLE FOODS ARE A FUNDAMENTAL
INDICATOR TO MEASURE QUALITY OF LIFE.
CAMILA: OF COURSE! MOST PEOPLE IN PERU HAVE A LOW STANDARD OF LIVING AND INCOME
EVEN MOST PEOPLE CANNOT BUY A HOME WITHOUT TAKING A LOAN TO THE BANK.
CAMILA: EXACTLY. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE CURRENTLY MANY PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED DUE TO
THE SARS-COV2 PANDEMIC, AGGRAVATING LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. THERE IS A BIG GAP
BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR.
PAULA: UNFORTUNATELY, WAGES ARE LOW. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD SALARY, YOU
WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN 1 JOB; WHICH CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH.
WHAT STRATEGIES DO YOU PROPOSE TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION?
CAMILA: I THINK WE COULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS, MORE EDUCATION
FOR THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SECTORS THAT DO NOT BENEFIT MUCH AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE
ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO EACH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE.
PAULA: THAT'S INTERESTING, I AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSALS. ALSO TO MAKE VISIBLE THE
PRODUCTS OF THE NATIONAL MICROENTERPRISES.
CAMILA: YES, THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE, WE SHOULD WRITE DOWN OUR
IDEAS.
PAULA: OF COURSE, IT WAS A PLEASURE TALKING TO YOU. I MUST GO, I HAVE CLASS IN 2
MINUTES.