Leo XIV also exclaims for Maricarmen. It is the market, friend!
We have gone from those affected by the mortgage to those affected by the rent. In 15 years will it be those affected by the street? Because the problem is bigger: that of the working poor
At this exact moment that I am speaking to you, everything suggests that there will be no agreement between the Spanish government and its multiple and diverse partners. What is non-negotiable for Sumar and Podemos (with Esquerra and Bildu behind them), which is that all contracts must be extended, whoever the owner may be, is a red line for Junts, with the argument that the housing policy that has not been implemented should not be paid for by small owners.If this were to end like this, what would happen? Well, today the Spanish government would approve a decree in the council of ministers that is insufficient to get everyone's votes, and it will then have a few weeks to continue negotiating it, before taking it to a vote in the Congress of Deputies to validate it. But the housing problem has exploded definitively. And on a global scale. The law of the market, when vulture funds enter, is no longer the law of the market, but rather it transforms into the law of the jungle. And the whole society must protect itself. Even the Pope has spoken about it, during the course of his trip to France: “What is the problem with an elderly woman being evicted from her home?” How is it possible that an elderly woman with a disability is being evicted?, asked Leo XIV. That how is it possible? Well, as that person said: “It’s the market, my friend”. Demonstration yesterday evening in Barcelona, in front of the Congress Palace where Pedro Sánchez was speaking. The social fracture between those who live in properties they own and those who rent is getting bigger and bigger. And now, the people protesting are convinced that this is the moment to change things, because we cannot continue like this. 15 years ago, those of the 15-M movement were affected by mortgages. Now we have gone from those affected by mortgages to those affected by rent. In fifteen years, will it be those affected by homelessness? Because housing is a branch of a bigger problem: that of the working poor, that of households where, with two salaries, it is barely possible to make ends meet or have anything left in your pocket to save. That of wage devaluation. And all of it, aggravated by inflation. This morning we learned that, due to the rise in gasoline prices, this month of September the cost of living for families has climbed up to 4.9% more than the same month last year. Data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The social crisis is a disaster, a state of unrest. The political derivative is Sánchez's inability to square the circle on the right and on the left. And the PP and Vox make people believe that the day they govern they will solve it.By the way, Maricarmen will return home. Urbagestión, the investment fund that owns Maricarmen Abascal's apartment, has reached an agreement with the neighbor's lawyers so that she can return home. She will have to pay around 30% of her pension, approximately 500 euros (similar to the amount she was paying until now), in a contract renewed for eight years."It is a historic milestone. It had never happened before," celebrated Maricarmen Abascal's lawyer and the Tenants' Union. Good morning.