I can not tell you how happy it makes me to hear such good news from that corner of the world. When I was there I witnessed suffering beyond imagination. Yet somehow, living under such dispassionate governmental intrusions, the Peruvian people never ceased to amaze me with their grace, humility, and kindness. I particularly remember one day having to cross a muddy beach when the man we were with took off his own sandals (made from old worn out car tires) and insisted I put them on to spare my shoes from the mud. He then walked home–barefoot–across the glass and rock strewn beach.

I always told myself one day I would return.

David Kirkham

I’ve been there this january, according a lima newspaper (comercio) the poverty diminished in “crisis mundial”. The citizens have more cash, more jobs! We’ve been at asia beach a few miles south of lima; at wong (air conditioned supermarket) you could buy variations of local food, fish, vegetables; they have variations of peruvian beer, not only pilsen and crystal.

It seem to be the effect of a flat (20%) tax system and fiscal transparency on each level. So a mayor to be reelected has to show how he spent the money. Nowadays the people demand more police because they paid for it.

This applies even for churches: At a blockboard of a local church there was a report of the last fundraiser with detailed report on all expenses and earnings.

If you can afford to go just go. You’ll be surprised.

I have always wanted to return to Peru. Nothing would make me happier than to see those kind people prosperous.

Saber,

Undeniably, the Shining Path was the cause of grievous suffering in the country. Socialism bankrupted Peru and left many people desolate. Some, living in abject poverty, tragically turned to unspeakable violence. The government imposed draconian laws and curfews, further strangling both their people and economy. As always, it was the poor who bore the brunt of their infernal socialist designs.

David Kirkham

Mike Savage says that liberalism is a mental disorder. Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different outcomes is certainly a definition of insanity.

I on the other hand observe that in 90% of societies the rulers raise the taxes so high that the societies fall off the high side of the Laffer curve and are forced down to a subsistence level of life of about $500 per capita. This must be a birth defect. I think we should practice eugenics of a sort where the descendents of politicians who raise taxes are never allowed to seek Government employment.

well you people are too kind and too naive.

your/our leaders don´t actually care …they say they will do better but never have any intention of trying to do better.

do you really think any of the dictators or fascist of the last hundred years really cared about anyone but themselves ? get a grip they do not

I´m in Peru now …the problems here grow faster then the solutions. (I am not advocating anything but free enterprise capitalism …too bad there is so much corruption which the leftists use to say capitalism doesn´t work)

well I see the USA may look like Peru if

The medical care wasn’t any better before the author’s experience either.

Tainted water was a fact of life you either dealt with, or you got sick. I remember visiting a doctor in Lima regarding an ongoing problem I had, (my fear was Hep-C), only to be told by the doctor that the reason I was not getting better was that I must have sinned and God was punishing me.

I left for the USA on the next available plane.