Individual Liberties

The PAN in block, with butter

Individual Liberties
Mayra Montero
August 15, 2022

The ominous disquisitions are already beginning to creep in regarding what the transition from the PAN program, for which Puerto Rico receives $2.5 billion in a block, benefiting more than a million people, to what would be the so-called SNAP, which is the system that prevails in the United States and its territories, thanks to which a substantial increase in aid would be seen, but with one condition: people between 16 and 59 years old, without dependents and able to work, will have to do so, even if it is part-time.

Educational freedom as a motor of human potential

Individual Liberties
Milton J. Quiles
August 10, 2022

It is fundamental that citizens be educated in the essential concepts and operation of constitutional government and market economies. This way, people could count on basic knowledge about the functioning of politics and the economy, for better economic decision-making and for when exercising their right to vote. Not having knowledge of these issues limits people to judge ideas, policies, proposals, etc. When people are oblivious to economic and political issues, they are not provided with the essential tools to combat and escape ignorance.

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