Week magazine recently published a survey which, among other things, measured the perception of optimism regarding the Colombian the future of their country. Indeed, one could expect the cruel winter and Colombia have cost the country two points of its GDP and more than two million homeless has undermined public confidence in the future and sees a host of problems that only natural tragedies can provide.
However we must accept that public opinion, as we say in the eighteenth century French Chamfort is the worst of opinions. Animal is more insatiable and voracious appetite there and tangible results is often the biggest cause of premature judgments certainly almost always wrong. President Santos is rated favorable but meanness is charged with managing the economy and issues are not resolved in the short term, but three months-to cite one example of those aspects of Colombian public opinion considers mismanaged. Not the right time to say whether the Government is doing well or not, albeit in a country like Colombia complexities might think it is normal for citizens to demand results instantly.
But the theory that best fits these results is the malaise in society caused widespread loss of assets, taking a look at a purely economic and financial. Great Depression of the 30's, but it was not natural disaster, assets destroyed soon led to the perception of the nation's future would not be affected. A fortiori, after natural events is normal that people who lose their assets feel powerless and angry and want to find a responsible person. The force of nature is difficult to evade but evidently States have tools to cushion the blows that tip and then the inconsistency arising when these tools are not well managed or are not taken, it is naive to think that the effects of stronger winter Colombian History go unnoticed but it is possible to believe that millionaires damage caused by the floodwaters of the course could have been minimized if the country had been a real asset coverage.
And it's not a matter of a government. It is a much more extensive that passes through the past and current legislation and the way the law is enforced. Deforested areas, urban sprawl on the bed of rivers, lack of supervision and control of the basins of the main water sources are a glaring historical neglect that now makes the cost Colombian society internalizes the loss and excessive exposure of assets amount to almost double the additional resources expected from the Government tax reforms approved yesterday by the House of Representatives. With such high costs and perceived with all the victims and their families, it is only logical that the minds of the public are displaced toward the negative side of the spectrum.
is not the time to learn the teaching, but it is clear that costs for Colombian society after this winter, which has already cost enough to fund all the highways that the country needs to boost its economy obliges us to rethink the way in which individuals choose their geographical location and their properties and management authorities are these decisions of citizens. You can not continue to allow urban sprawl on the slopes of the cities and it is imperative to prevent further populating the riverbeds.
Amid the despair and anger of the public by tragedies like us today seeks to winter in Colombia, is a tacit invitation to think seriously about our ability to respond to the tragedies and serious planning much more efficient device to prevent the devastating effects of unbridled nature arises: that insurance claims have only 1800 attended by 68 billion pesos is a poor indicator taking into account that the total figures are much higher winter tragedy. The only certainty is that the last thing the public can lose is your most valuable asset: optimism.
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