NewsWhore
08-27-2007, 04:00 PM
A recent poll carried out by the Gallup for Hoy newspaper revealed that just 58% of the households in the Dominican Republic are able to meet their monthly expenses. The poll showed that 18% of the households cover their expenses rather comfortably, and that 40% manage to cover expenses either barely or using creativity. The remaining 42% of households just cannot meet expenses. After reading the Gallup-Hoy poll, the Juan Montalvo Center said that the data contained in the poll reflects the blatant inequality existent in the country. Octavio Figueroa, the assistant director for the center, told Hoy newspaper reporter Odalis Mejia that there is a structural problem, and the numbers just reflect the differences between what the government says is happening and the reality of the everyday citizen. Figueroa said that more resources needed to be directed towards education, health and social security in order to correct the situation.
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