WRTING: OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION

CAMILA LECCA RODRIGUEZ

PAULA GIL URTECHO

PAULA: HELLO CAMILA HOW ARE YOU?

CAMILA: FINE THANKS

PAULA:WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN PERU?

CAMILA:PERU HAS THE LOWEST MINIMUM REMUNERATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTH

AMERICA

PAULA: YES,I AGRRE

CAMILA:PER MONTH, THE BASIC PERUVIAN SALARY IS EQUIVALENT TO US $ 270 AND ONLY
EXCEEDS THAT OF MEXICO, WITH INCOME EQUAL TO US $ 144

PAULA: IN MY OPINION, THE MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO LEAD AN

ADEQUATE LIFESTYLE. A BASIC BASKET MADE UP OF 8 PRODUCTS: BREAD, MILK, EGGS, RICE,
CHEESE, MEAT, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; IT REACHES A PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY 286.73
PEN. THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO 34.8% OF THE MÍNIMUM SALARY.

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.

PAULA: OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO PAY A MONTHLY MORTGAGE

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.

CAMILA: OH, DON`T WORRY. BYE. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF